Until the End of the World

Sep 12, 1991

2h 38m

★ 6.8

. . . the ultimate road movie

Overview

In 1999, a woman's life is forever changed after she survives a car crash with two bank robbers, who enlist her help to take the money to a drop in Paris. On the way, she runs into another fugitive from the law — an American doctor on the run from the CIA. They want to confiscate his father's invention – a device which allows anyone to record their dreams and visions.

Genres

Drama

Science Fiction

Adventure

Production Companies

Wim Wenders Stiftung

Argos films

Village Roadshow

Road Movies

Until the End of the World Trailers

Cast

Sam Farber, alias Trevor McPhee

William Hurt

Claire Tourneur

Solveig Dommartin

Eugene Fitzpatrick

Sam Neill

Henry Farber

Max von Sydow

Phillip Winter

Rüdiger Vogler

Burt

Ernie Dingo

Edith Farber

Jeanne Moreau

Chico Remy

Chick Ortega

Krasikova

Elena Prudnikova

Raymond Monnet

Eddy Mitchell

Mr. Mori

Chishū Ryū

Bernie, Used Car Dealer

Allen Garfield

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