Kings of the Road

Kings of the Road

7.5 | 1976-03-04 | 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.

Featured Crew

Axel Linstädt Original Music Composer
Robby Müller Director of Photography
Wim Wenders Screenplay
Peter Przygodda Editor
Wim Wenders Director
Wim Wenders Producer
Bernd Hirskorn Production Design
Heidi Lüdi Production Design
Barbara von Weitershausen Assistant Editor
Hans Dreher Gaffer

Cast

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

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