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Kings of the Road
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Kings of the Road

1976-03-04 · 177 min · ★ 7.4

Drama

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.

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Directors
Wim Wenders
Production companies
Wim Wenders Productions, WDR, Wim Wenders Stiftung
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Rüdiger VoglerRüdiger VoglerBruno Winter
Hanns ZischlerHanns ZischlerRobert Lander
Lisa KreuzerLisa KreuzerPauline - Cashier
Rudolf SchündlerRudolf SchündlerRobert's Father
Marquard BohmMarquard BohmMan Who Lost His Wife
Hans Dieter TrayerPaul - Garage Owner
Franziska StömmerCinema Owner
Patric KreuzerLittle Boy
Wim WendersWim WendersSpectator at Pauline's Theater (uncredited)
Peter KaiserMasturbating Projectionist (uncredited)
Michael WiedemannTeacher (uncredited)

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