Kings of the Road (1976)

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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.

Released: 1976-03-04
Genres: Drama
Runtime: 2h 57m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 152 votes

Directed by Wim Wenders.

Top cast

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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Kings of the Road

United States: stream on Criterion Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: stream on Curzon Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Curzon Home Cinema, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada: stream on Criterion Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
Australia: rent on Fetch TV; buy on Fetch TV

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