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The State of Things

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The State of Things

They didn't want to kill him. They just wanted a story.

6.4

2h 1m

1982

“They didn't want to kill him. They just wanted a story.”

Synopsis

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

Trailer

Drama

filmmakingmovie producer

Cast & Crew

Isabelle Weingarten

Isabelle Weingarten

as Anna

Rebecca Pauly

Rebecca Pauly

as Joan

Jeffrey Kime

as Mark

Geoffrey Carey

Geoffrey Carey

as Robert

Camila Mora-Scheihing

as Julia

Alexandra Auder

Alexandra Auder

as Jane

Patrick Bauchau

Patrick Bauchau

as Friedrich Munro

Paul Getty Jr.

as Dennis

Viva

Viva

as Kate

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