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Paris, Texas

Paris, Texas

A place for dreams. A place for heartbreak. A place to pick up the pieces.

19848.12h 25m

Overview

A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.

Directed by Wim Wenders
Written by Sam Shepard, Walter Donohue, L.M. Kit Carson
Produced by Don Guest, Anatole Dauman, Wim Wenders
Box OfficeBudget: $1.8MRevenue: $2.2M

Top Cast

Harry Dean Stanton

Harry Dean Stanton

Travis

Nastassja Kinski

Nastassja Kinski

Jane

Dean Stockwell

Dean Stockwell

Walt

Hunter Carson

Hunter Carson

Hunter

Aurore Clément

Aurore Clément

Anne

Bernhard Wicki

Bernhard Wicki

Doctor Ulmer

S

Sam Berry

Gas Station Attendant

C

Claresie Mobley

Car Rental Clerk

Viva

Viva

Woman on TV

S

Socorro Valdez

Carmelita

Themes & Keywords

vanregretamnesiasibling relationshiptexaspeep showredemptionroad tripmutelos angeles, californiaon the roaddesertfamilymodern-day westernneo-westernnew german cinemafugue state

About Paris, Texas

Paris, Texas is a drama film released in 1984 exploring themes of van, regret, amnesia, sibling relationship, texas, peep show. Directed by Wim Wenders, it stars Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell. A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.

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