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 Bar Patron (uncredited) |
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Wim Wenders as Tram Passenger (uncredited) |
| Directing | Wim Wenders | Director |
| Writing | Robert Kramer | Writer |
| Writing | Josh Wallace | Writer |
| Camera | Fred Murphy | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Peter Przygodda | Editor |
| Directing | Greg Gears | Assistant Director |
| Production | Pierre Cottrell | Associate Producer |
| Production | Paulo Branco | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Jon Neuburger | Editor |
| Editing | Barbara von Weitershausen | Editor |
| Sound | Jürgen Knieper | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Chris Sievernich | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Gonzaga | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Zé Branco | Set Designer |
| Production | António Gonçalo | Production Manager |
| Camera | Henri Alekan | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Martin Schäfer | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Carlos Santana | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Gonzaga | Costume Designer |
| Production | Wim Wenders | Producer |
| Writing | Wim Wenders | Writer |
| Sound | Jean-Paul Mugel | Boom Operator |
| Directing | João Canijo | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Jim Jarmusch | Music |