The State of Things
“They didn't want to kill him. They just wanted a story.”
1982•12•2h 1m•6.4•Released
Drama
On location in Portugal, a film crew runs out of film while making their own version of Roger Corman's The Day the World Ended (1956). The producer is nowhere to be found and director Munro attempts to find him in hopes of being able to finish the film.
Director
Wim Wenders
Writer
Robert Kramer, Josh Wallace, Wim Wenders
Languages
French, Portuguese, English
Studio
Pro-ject Filmproduktion
Cast
Isabelle Weingarten
Anna
Rebecca Pauly
Joan
Jeffrey Kime
Mark
Geoffrey Carey
Robert
Camila Mora-Scheihing
Julia
Alexandra Auder
Jane
Patrick Bauchau
Friedrich Munro
Paul Getty Jr.
Dennis
Viva
Kate
Samuel Fuller
Joe
Artur Semedo
Production Manager
Francisco Baião
Soundman
Robert Kramer
Camera Operator
Allen Garfield
Gordon
Roger Corman
The Lawyer
Production
Company
Pro-ject Filmproduktion
Company
ZDF
Company
Artificial Eye
Company
V.O. Filmes
Company
Wim Wenders Productions
Company
Gray City
Company
Pari Films
Company
Musidora Films
Company
Film International
Company
Road Movies
Producer
Chris Sievernich
Producer
Wim Wenders
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