Kings of the Road
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Kings of the Road

7.4 / 10 1976 2h 56mNR German
Drama

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Rüdiger Vogler

Rüdiger Vogler

Bruno Winter

Lead
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

HD

Hans Dieter Trayer

Paul - Garage Owner

FS

Franziska Stömmer

Cinema Owner

PK

Patric Kreuzer

Little Boy

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Wim Wenders's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Kings of the Road is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker