The State of Things (1982)

Film details

Featuring

Isabelle Weingarten Rebecca Pauly Jeffrey Kime
Director

Wim Wenders
Countries

Spain France Portugal USA Federal Republic of Germany
Year

1982
Genre

Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

Der Stand Der Dinge Alternative
O Estado Das Coisas Alternative

Synopsis

Story about a film crew shooting a remake of 'The most dangerous man alive' in a partly devastated hotel in Portugal. They run out of money and await the return of the absent producer, whom one of them goes to Los Angeles to find. The producer thinks that someone wants to kill him.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Anna
    
    Isabelle Weingarten
  - Joan
    
    Rebecca Pauly
  - Mark
    
    Jeffrey Kime
  - Robert
    
    Geoffrey Carey
  - Julia
    
    Camilla Mora
  - Jane
    
    Alexandra Auder
  - Friedrich 'Fritz' Munro
    
    Patrick Bauchau
  - Dennis the writer
    
    Paul Getty Iii
  - Kate the scriptgirl
    
    Viva
  - Joe Corby
    
    Samuel Fuller
  - production manager
    
    Artur Semedo
  - soundman
    
    Francisco Baiao
  - camera operator
    
    Robert Kramer
  - Gordon
    
    Goorwitz, Allen
  - lawyer
    
    Roger Corman
  - secretary
    
    Martine Getty
  - Herbert
    
    Monty Bane
  - Karen
    
    Janet Rasak
  - waitress
    
    Judy Mooradian
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Wim Wenders
  - Assistant Director (Portugal)
    
    Carlos Santana
  - Assistant Director (Los Angeles)
    
    Greg Gears
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Gray City
  - Production Company
    
    V.O. Filmes
  - For
    
    Road Movies Filmproduktion GmbH
  - For
    
    Wim Wenders Filmproduktion
  - For
    
    Pro-ject Filmproduktion im Filmverlag der Autoren
  - In association with
    
    Pari Films
  - In association with
    
    Musidora
  - In association with
    
    Film International
  - In association with
    
    Artificial Eye Productions
  - In co-production with
    
    ZDF - Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
  - Producer
    
    Chris Sievernich
  - Associate Producer
    
    Paulo Branco
  - Associate Producer
    
    Pierre Cottrell
  - Production Manager (Portugal)
    
    António Gonçalo
  - Production Manager (Los Angeles)
    
    Steve McMillin
  - Production Co-ordinator
    
    Lilyan Sievernich
  - Production Co-ordinator
    
    Birgit Lelek
  - Production Co-ordinator (Los Angeles)
    
    Judy Mooradian
  - Production Assistant (Portugal)
    
    José Maria Vaz da Silva
  - Production Assistant (Portugal)
    
    Mário Castanheira
  - Production Assistant (Portugal)
    
    Antonio Luis Campos
  - Production Assistant (Portugal)
    
    Jorge Alves
  - Production Assistant (Los Angeles)
    
    Holger Piasta
  - Production Assistant (Los Angeles)
    
    Jon Neuburger
  - Production Assistant (Los Angeles)
    
    Rita Xanthoudakis
  Writing:
  - Screenplay
    
    Robert Kramer
  - Screenplay
    
    Wim Wenders
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Henri Alekan
  - Director of Photography
    
    Fred Murphy
  - Assistant Photographer (Portugal)
    
    Agnès Godard
  - Assistant Photographer (Los Angeles)
    
    Steve Dubin
  Special Effects:
  - Computer Graphics
    
    Laurie Spiegel
  - Computer Programming
    
    Vincent Cottrell
  - Computer Programming
    
    Richard Zeitlin
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Barbara von Weitershausen
  - Assistant Editor
    
    Jon Neuburger
  - Assistant Editor
    
    Danny Fisher
  Design:
  - Set Designer (Portugal)
    
    Zé Branco
  Costumes:
  - Costumes/Make-up (Portugal)
    
    Maria Gonzaga
  - Assistant Costumes (Portugal)
    
    Judy Shrewsbury
  Music:
  - Music
    
    Jürgen Knieper
  Sound:
  - Sound Recording
    
    Maryte Kavaliauskas
  - Sound Re-recording
    
    Michael Carton