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Feature film — 1976

Kings of the Road (1976)

7.42h 57mDrama

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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A high-signal pick with 152 votes.

Wim Wenders Productions / WDR / Wim Wenders Stiftung

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Director: Wim Wenders

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Cast & crew

Rüdiger Vogler as Bruno Winter

Rüdiger Vogler

Bruno Winter

Hanns Zischler as Robert Lander

Hanns Zischler

Robert Lander

Lisa Kreuzer as Pauline - Cashier

Lisa Kreuzer

Pauline - Cashier

Rudolf Schündler as Robert's Father

Rudolf Schündler

Robert's Father

Marquard Bohm as Man Who Lost His Wife

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 as Spectator at Pauline's Theater (uncredited)

Wim Wenders

Spectator at Pauline's Theater (uncredited)

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Peter Kaiser

Masturbating Projectionist (uncredited)

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Michael Wiedemann

Teacher (uncredited)

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