Kings of the Road (1976)

03/04/1976 (DE) • 2h 56m

Drama

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.

Top Billed Cast

Rüdiger Vogler

Bruno Winter

Hanns Zischler

Robert Lander

Lisa Kreuzer

Pauline - Cashier

Rudolf Schündler

Robert's Father

Marquard Bohm

Man Who Lost His Wife

Hans Dieter Trayer

Paul - Garage Owner

Franziska Stömmer

Cinema Owner

Patric Kreuzer

Little Boy

Wim Wenders

Spectator at Pauline's Theater (uncredited)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

suicide attempt

male friendship

road movie

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