The State of Things (1982)
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
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Isabelle Weingarten as Anna |
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Rebecca Pauly as Joan |
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Jeffrey Kime as Mark |
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Geoffrey Carey as Robert |
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Camila Mora-Scheihing as Julia |
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Alexandra Auder as Jane |
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Patrick Bauchau as Friedrich Munro |
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Paul Getty Jr. as Dennis |
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Viva as Kate |
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Samuel Fuller as Joe |
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Artur Semedo as Production Manager |
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Francisco Baião as Soundman |
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Robert Kramer as Camera Operator |
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Allen Garfield as Gordon |
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Roger Corman as The Lawyer |
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Gisela Getty as Secretary |
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Monty Bane as Herbert |
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Janet Graham as Karen |
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Judy Mooradian as Waitress |
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Adelaide João as Woman in Texas Bar (uncredited) |
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Wim Wenders as Tram Passenger (uncredited) |
| Directing | Wim Wenders | Director |
| Writing | Robert Kramer | Writer |
| Writing | Josh Wallace | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Gonzaga | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Paulo Branco | Associate Producer |
| Art | Zé Branco | Set Designer |
| Production | Chris Sievernich | Producer |
| Production | Pierre Cottrell | Associate Producer |
| Production | António Gonçalo | Production Manager |
| Sound | Jürgen Knieper | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Fred Murphy | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Henri Alekan | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Martin Schäfer | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jon Neuburger | Editor |
| Editing | Peter Przygodda | Editor |
| Directing | Greg Gears | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Barbara von Weitershausen | Editor |
| Directing | Carlos Santana | Assistant Director |
| Production | Wim Wenders | Producer |
| Sound | Jean-Paul Mugel | Boom Operator |
| Writing | Wim Wenders | Writer |
| Sound | Jim Jarmusch | Music |
| Production | Renée Gundelach | Executive Producer |
| Production | Renée Gundelach | Producer |
| Crew | Christoph Holch | Commissioning Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Gonzaga | Costume Design |
| Directing | João Canijo | First Assistant Director Trainee |
| Sound | Anna R. Delanzo | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Neal Marshad | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Andrea D'Amico | Visual Effects |
| Camera | Joaquim Amaral | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Manuel Carlos da Silva | Gaffer |
| Camera | Steve Dubin | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Pedro Efe | Grip |
| Lighting | Jack English | Gaffer |
| Camera | Agnès Godard | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Domingos Guicho | Grip |
| Lighting | Charles Libin | Gaffer |
| Camera | Gabriel Lopes | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Carlos Mena | Camera Loader |
| Camera | Francisco Silva | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Raúl Soares | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irene Assis | Seamstress |
| Costume & Make-Up | Judy Shrewsbury | Costume Assistant |
| Production | Jorge Alves | Production Assistant |
| Production | Maria Amaral | Production Secretary |
| Production | António Luís Campos | Production Assistant |
| Production | Mário Castanheira | Production Assistant |
| Production | Nuno Martins | Production Assistant |
| Production | José Maria Vaz da Silva | Production Assistant |
| Production | David DeCoteau | Production Assistant |
| Production | Mickey Cottrell | Publicist |
| Directing | Pedro M. Ruivo | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Peter Przygodda | Thanks |