The State of Things

Mar 22, 1982

2h 1m

★ 6.4

They didn't want to kill him. They just wanted a story.

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Pro-ject Filmproduktion

ZDF

Artificial Eye

V.O. Filmes

Wim Wenders Productions

Gray City

Pari Films

Musidora Films

Film International

Road Movies

The State of Things Trailers

Cast

Anna

Isabelle Weingarten

Joan

Rebecca Pauly

Mark

Jeffrey Kime

Robert

Geoffrey Carey

Julia

Camila Mora-Scheihing

Jane

Alexandra Auder

Friedrich Munro

Patrick Bauchau

Dennis

Paul Getty Jr.

Kate

Viva

Joe

Samuel Fuller

Production Manager

Artur Semedo

Soundman

Francisco Baião

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