The State of Things
The State of Things

The State of Things

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

6.5(77 votes)
1982
2h 1m
Drama

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.

Production

Pro-ject Filmproduktion, ZDF, Artificial Eye, V.O. Filmes, Wim Wenders Productions, Gray City, Pari Films, Musidora Films, Film International, Road Movies

Cast

Isabelle Weingarten

Isabelle Weingarten

Anna

Rebecca Pauly

Rebecca Pauly

Joan

Jeffrey Kime

Jeffrey Kime

Mark

Geoffrey Carey

Geoffrey Carey

Robert

Camila Mora-Scheihing

Camila Mora-Scheihing

Julia

Alexandra Auder

Alexandra Auder

Jane

Patrick Bauchau

Patrick Bauchau

Friedrich Munro

Paul Getty Jr.

Paul Getty Jr.

Dennis

Viva

Viva

Kate

Samuel Fuller

Samuel Fuller

Joe

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