Kings of the Road
A roving film projector repairman (Rüdiger Vogler) saves the life of a depressed psychologist (Hanns Zischler) who has driven his Volkswagen into a river, and they end up on the road together, traveling from one rural German movie theater to another. Along the way, the two men, each running from his past, bond over their shared loneliness. Kings of the Road, captured in gorgeous compositions by cinematographer Robby Müller and dedicated to Fritz Lang, is a love letter to the cinema, a moving and funny tale of male friendship, and a portrait of a country still haunted by war.
Special Features
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New, restored 4K digital transfer, commissioned by the Wim Wenders Foundation and supervised by director Wim Wenders, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- German-language audio commentary featuring Wenders
- Outtakes from the film
- New interviews with actors Rüdiger Vogler, Hanns Zischler, and Lisa Kreuzer
- New English subtitle translation by Wenders
Available In
Collector's Set
Collector's Set
Special Features
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New, restored 4K digital transfer, commissioned by the Wim Wenders Foundation and supervised by director Wim Wenders, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- German-language audio commentary featuring Wenders
- Outtakes from the film
- New interviews with actors Rüdiger Vogler, Hanns Zischler, and Lisa Kreuzer
- New English subtitle translation by Wenders
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
- Dieter Traier
- Paul, garage owner
- Franziska Stömmer
- Cinema owner
- Patrick Kreuzer
- Little boy
- Peter Kaiser
- Movie presenter
- Michael Wiedemann
- Teacher
Credits
- Director
- Wim Wenders
- Producer, writer
- Wim Wenders
- Directors of photography
- Robby Müller
- Directors of photography
- Martin Schäfer
- Editor
- Peter Przygodda
- Sound
- Martin Müller
- Sound
- Bruno Bollhalder
- Script
- Gretl Zeilinger
- Script
- Brigitte Thomas
- Assistant director
- Martin Hennig
- Music
- Improved Sound Limited
- Composer
- Axel Linstädt
- Set design
- Heidi Lüdi
- Set design
- Bernd Hirskorn
- Truck
- Michael Rabl
- Songs
- Chris Montez
- Songs
- Crispian St. Peters
- Songs
- Heinz
- Songs
- Roger Miller
- Production manager
- Michael Wiedemann
- Location manager
- Heinz Badewitz
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