The State of Things (1982)

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They didn't want to kill him. They just wanted a story.

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.

• Released: 1982-03-22
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 2h 1m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 85 votes

Directed by Wim Wenders.

Top cast

• 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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The State of Things

• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Curzon Home Cinema, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
• Australia: rent on Fetch TV; buy on Fetch TV

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