Kings of the Road

2h 56min

Drama

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.

Production Companies

Wim Wenders Productions

WDR

Wim Wenders Stiftung

Cast

Rüdiger Vogler

Rüdiger Vogler

Bruno Winter
Hanns Zischler

Hanns Zischler

Robert Lander
Lisa Kreuzer

Lisa Kreuzer

Pauline - Cashier
Rudolf Schündler

Rudolf Schündler

Robert's Father
Marquard Bohm

Marquard Bohm

Man Who Lost His Wife
Hans Dieter Trayer

Hans Dieter Trayer

Paul - Garage Owner
Franziska Stömmer

Franziska Stömmer

Cinema Owner
Patric Kreuzer

Patric Kreuzer

Little Boy
Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders

Spectator at Pauline's Theater (uncredited)
Peter Kaiser

Peter Kaiser

Masturbating Projectionist (uncredited)
Michael Wiedemann

Michael Wiedemann

Teacher (uncredited)

Release date

4th Mar 1976

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch, English