"They didn't want to kill him. They just wanted a story." 20 October 1982 Drama 121 mins
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.
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Isabelle Weingarten as Anna
Rebecca Pauly as Joan
Jeffrey Kime as Mark
Geoffrey Carey as Robert
Camila Mora-Scheihing as Julia
Alexandra Auder as Jane
Patrick Bauchau as Friedrich Munro
Paul Getty Jr. as Dennis
Viva as Kate
Samuel Fuller as Joe
Artur Semedo as Production Manager
Francisco Baião as Soundman
Robert Kramer as Camera Operator
Allen Garfield as Gordon
Roger Corman as The Lawyer
Gisela Getty as Secretary
Wim Wenders Director
Robert Kramer Writer
Josh Wallace Writer
Maria Gonzaga Makeup Artist
Paulo Branco Associate Producer
Zé Branco Set Designer
Chris Sievernich Producer
Pierre Cottrell Associate Producer
António Gonçalo Production Manager
Jürgen Knieper Original Music Composer
Fred Murphy Director of Photography
Henri Alekan Director of Photography
Martin Schäfer Director of Photography
Jon Neuburger Editor
Peter Przygodda Editor
Greg Gears Assistant Director
La situación de las cosas Trailer
Brazil 24 October 2026
Germany 27 October 1982
Denmark 09 August 1985
France 14 March 2018
Italy 13 September 2010
Japan 05 November 1983
Portugal 18 February 2026
Sweden 03 July 1987
Thailand 09 October 2025
United States 30 October 2015
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