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Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road

Kings of the Road

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

176 mins

Rating

7.426/10

Release Date

04 March 1976

Country

Germany

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)

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