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Kings of the Road

Kings of the Road

19767.42h 56m

Overview

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.

Directed by Wim Wenders
Written by Wim Wenders
Produced by Wim Wenders
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Top 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

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Hans Dieter Trayer

Paul - Garage Owner

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Franziska Stömmer

Cinema Owner

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Patric Kreuzer

Little Boy

Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders

Spectator at Pauline's Theater (uncredited)

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Peter Kaiser

Masturbating Projectionist (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

suicide attemptmale friendshiproad movie

About Kings of the Road

Kings of the Road is a drama film released in 1976 exploring themes of suicide attempt, male friendship, road movie. Directed by Wim Wenders, it stars Rüdiger Vogler, Hanns Zischler, Lisa Kreuzer. 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.

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