Paris, Texas (1984)
Vier Jahre nach seinem Verschwinden taucht der tot geglaubte Travis in einer Steinwüste nahe der mexikanischen Grenze auf. Ein Arzt benachrichtigt seinen Bruder Walt, der den erinnerungslosen Mann in seinem noblen Haus in L.A. aufnimmt. Bei Walt trifft Travis auch auf seinen siebenjährigen Sohn Hunter, der seit der Trennung seiner Eltern bei seinem Onkel lebt. Zögerlich kehren Travis’ Erinnerungen zurück und auch sein zurückhaltender Sohn fasst langsam Vertrauen. Gemeinsam mit Hunter begibt sich Travis auf die Suche nach seiner verschollenen Frau Jane: Der Beginn einer abenteuerlichen Odyssee durch den kargen Südwesten Amerikas...
Der Regisseur: Wim Wenders
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Harry Dean Stanton as Travis |
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Nastassja Kinski as Jane |
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Dean Stockwell as Walt |
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Hunter Carson as Hunter |
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Aurore Clément as Anne |
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Bernhard Wicki as Doctor Ulmer |
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Sam Berry as Gas Station Attendant |
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Claresie Mobley as Car Rental Clerk |
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Viva as Woman on TV |
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Socorro Valdez as Carmelita |
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Edward Fayton as Hunter's Friend |
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Justin Hogg as Hunter (Age 3) |
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Tom Farrell as Screaming Man |
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John Lurie as 'Slater' |
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Jeni Vici as 'Stretch' |
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Sally Norvell as 'Nurse Bibs' |
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Sharon Menzel as Comedienne |
| Writing | Sam Shepard | Writer |
| Directing | Wim Wenders | Director |
| Camera | Robby Müller | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Birgitta Bjerke | Costume Design |
| Production | Anatole Dauman | Producer |
| Production | Don Guest | Producer |
| Art | Kate Altman | Art Direction |
| Production | Chris Sievernich | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Ry Cooder | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Peter Przygodda | Editor |
| Sound | Douglas Axtell | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karoly Balazs | Makeup & Hair |
| Writing | Walter Donohue | Story Editor |
| Art | Craig Busch | Props |
| Production | Gary Chason | Casting Director |
| Production | Karen Koch | Production Manager |
| Production | Pascale Dauman | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Joachim von Mengershausen | Commissioning Editor |
| Lighting | Greg Gardiner | Gaffer |
| Camera | Robert K. Feldmann | Grip |
| Sound | Hartmut Eichgrün | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Udo Heiland | Post-Production Manager |
| Camera | Agnès Godard | First Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Claire Denis | Assistant Director |
| Art | Anne Kuljian | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Anne Schnee | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Martin Schäfer | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Pim Tjujerman | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Barbara von Weitershausen | Thanks |
| Directing | Helen Caldwell | Script Supervisor |
| Writing | L.M. Kit Carson | Writer |
| Directing | Michael Helfand | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Kimberly Buckley | Property Master |
| Production | Sheila Possner | Casting Coordinator |
| Production | Dean Lent | Production Assistant |
| Camera | Arthur Blum | Best Boy Grip |
| Production | Scott Kirby | Production Assistant |
| Production | Wim Wenders | Producer |
| Art | Lorrie Brown | Assistant Art Director |
| Lighting | Kevin Galbraith | Electrician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roberta Elkins | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Production | Allison Anders | Production Assistant |
| Production | Patric Kreuzer | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Sherry McBride | Catering |
| Camera | Robert K. Feldmann | Key Grip |
| Production | Barbara Lucey | Accountant |
| Art | Craig Busch | Assistant Property Master |
| Production | Ron Mitchell | Production Assistant |
| Lighting | Scott Guthrie | Best Boy Electric |
| Production | Susan Elkins | Location Manager |
| Sound | Jean-Paul Mugel | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Dianne Mapp-Cheek | Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Robin Holland | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Dominique Auvray | Sound Editor |
| Production | James Thompson | Location Manager |
| Production | Bonna Newman | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Lynn Brisbin | Driver |
| Crew | Homer Albin | Driver |
| Crew | Al Cantu | Driver |
| Crew | Tom Kelton | Driver |
| Crew | Richard Padgett | Driver |
| Crew | B.J. Smith | Driver |