Lisbon Story

Dec 16, 1994

1h 40m

★ 7.1

Overview

Lisbon Story is Wim Wenders' homage to Lisbon and films. A sound engineer obtains a mysterious postcard from a friend who at the moment is filming a film in Lisbon. He sets out across Europe to find him and help him.

Genres

Drama

Music

Production Companies

Wim Wenders Stiftung

Madragoa Filmes

Road Movies

ARD

Lisbon Story Trailers

Cast

Phillip Winter

Rüdiger Vogler

Friedrich Monroe

Patrick Bauchau

Herself

Teresa Salgueiro

Himself

Manoel de Oliveira

Truck Driver

Vasco Sequeira

Zé

Joel Cunha Ferreira

Sofia

Sofia Bénard da Costa

Vera

Vera Cunha Rocha

Beta

Elisabete Cunha Rocha

Ricardo

Ricardo Colares

Crook

João Canijo

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