Alice in the Cities (1974)
German journalist Philip Winter has a case of writer’s block when trying to write an article about the United States. He decides to return to Germany, and while trying to book a flight, encounters a German woman and her nine year old daughter Alice doing the same. The three become friends (almost out of necessity) and while the mother asks Winter to mind Alice temporarily, it quickly becomes apparent that Alice will be his responsibility for longer than he expected.
Director:
Wim Wenders
Writers:
Wim Wenders, Veith von Fürstenberg.
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Rüdiger Vogler as Philip Winter |
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Yella Rottländer as Alice van Damm |
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Lisa Kreuzer as Lisa van Damm |
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Edda Köchl as Angela |
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Ernest Boehm as Publisher |
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Sam Presti as Car Dealer |
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Lois Moran as Airport Hostess |
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Didi Petrikat as Woman at Swimming Park |
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Hans Hirschmüller as Police Officer |
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Sibylle Baier as Woman on Ferry |
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Mirko as Boy Singing Next to Jukebox |
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Chuck Berry as Chuck Berry (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Julia Baier as Young Girl on Ferry (uncredited) |
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Peter Genée as Man in NY Airport / Man on Amsterdam Tour Boat (uncredited) |
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Peter Handke as Man at Chuck Berry Concert (uncredited) |
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Jane Jarvis as Organist at Shea Stadium (uncredited) |
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Micky Kley as Woman Behind Philip and Alice on Plane (uncredited) |
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Martin Müller as Man on Empire State Building Roof (uncredited) |
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Joachim von Mengershausen as Man on Amsterdam Tour Boat (uncredited) |
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Wim Wenders as Man by Jukebox in American Cafe (uncredited) |
| Directing | Wim Wenders | Director |
| Writing | Wim Wenders | Screenplay |
| Writing | Veith von Fürstenberg | Screenplay |
| Production | Joachim von Mengershausen | Producer |
| Camera | Robby Müller | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Peter Przygodda | Editor |
| Production | Peter Genée | Production Manager |
| Production | Veith von Fürstenberg | Production Manager |
| Sound | Martin Müller | Sound Designer |
| Production | Wim Wenders | Producer |
| Production | Chris Holenia | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Micky Kley | Assistant Director |
| Art | Honorat Stangl | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | Paul Schöler | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Chris Holenia | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Martin Schäfer | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Martin Schäfer | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Honorat Stangl | Lighting Design |
| Editing | Barbara von Weitershausen | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Ben Wett | Location Manager |
| Sound | Irmin Schmidt | Original Music Composer |