Kings of the Road (1976)

  • NR
  • 10/03/1976 (US)
  • Drama
  • 2h 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.

Wim Wenders

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Rüdiger Vogler's headshot

Rüdiger Vogler

Bruno Winter
Hanns Zischler's headshot

Hanns Zischler

Robert Lander
Lisa Kreuzer's headshot

Lisa Kreuzer

Pauline - Cashier
Rudolf Schündler's headshot

Rudolf Schündler

Robert's Father
Marquard Bohm's headshot

Marquard Bohm

Man Who Lost His Wife
Hans Dieter Trayer's headshot

Hans Dieter Trayer

Paul - Garage Owner
Franziska Stömmer's headshot

Franziska Stömmer

Cinema Owner
Patric Kreuzer's headshot

Patric Kreuzer

Little Boy

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