Kings of the Road

Kings of the Road (1976)

Im Lauf der Zeit

Itinerant projection-equipment repairman Bruno Winter and depressed hitchhiker Robert Lander - a doctor who has just been through a break-up with his wife and a half-hearted suicide attempt - travel along the Western side of the East-German border in a repair truck, visiting worn-out movie theaters, learning to communicate across their differences.

Date of release
1976-03-04
TMDB
7.4 / 10 (152)
Runtime
2h 57m
Genres
Drama
Director
Wim Wenders

Casting

  • Rüdiger Vogler — Bruno Winter
  • Hanns Zischler — Robert Lander
  • Lisa Kreuzer — Pauline - Cashier
  • Rudolf Schündler — Robert's Father
  • Marquard Bohm — Man Who Lost His Wife
  • Hans Dieter Trayer — Paul - Garage Owner
  • Franziska Stömmer — Cinema Owner
  • Patric Kreuzer — Little Boy
  • Wim Wenders — Spectator at Pauline's Theater (uncredited)
  • Peter Kaiser — Masturbating Projectionist (uncredited)
  • Michael Wiedemann — Teacher (uncredited)

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