---
title: 'The State of Things (1982)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Wim Wenders'
released: '1982-09-01'
runtime_minutes: 124
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
  - 'Portugal'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-state-of-things-1982'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084725/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The State of Things (1982)

1982 · 124 min · Drama · Germany, France, Portugal, United States

Original title: Der Stand der Dinge

## Synopsis

The State of Things is a 1982 West German road film directed by Wim Wenders. It tells the story of a film crew stuck in Portugal after the production runs out of film stock and money. The director travels to Los Angeles in search of his missing producer.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Robert Kramer](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-kramer), [Wim Wenders](https://cinepixo.com/people/wim-wenders)
- **Director:** [Wim Wenders](https://cinepixo.com/people/wim-wenders)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jürgen Knieper](https://cinepixo.com/people/jurgen-knieper)
- **Producer:** [Paulo Branco](https://cinepixo.com/people/paulo-branco)
- **Director of Photography:** [Henri Alekan](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-alekan), [Fred Murphy](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-murphy), [Martin Schäfer](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-schafer)
- **Editor:** [Peter Przygodda](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-przygodda), [Barbara von Weitershausen](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-von-weitershausen)

## Cast

- [Samuel Fuller](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-fuller)
- [Rebecca Pauly](https://cinepixo.com/people/rebecca-pauly)
- [Robert Kramer](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-kramer)
- [Gisela Getty](https://cinepixo.com/people/gisela-getty)
- [Roger Corman](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-corman)
- [Artur Semedo](https://cinepixo.com/people/artur-semedo)
- [Wim Wenders](https://cinepixo.com/people/wim-wenders)
- [Camilla More](https://cinepixo.com/people/camilla-more)
- [Adelaide João](https://cinepixo.com/people/adelaide-joao)
- [Patrick Bauchau](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-bauchau)
- [Allen Garfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/allen-garfield)
- [John Paul Getty III](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-paul-getty-iii)
- [Isabelle Weingarten](https://cinepixo.com/people/isabelle-weingarten)
- [Viva](https://cinepixo.com/people/viva)

## Criticism on CinePixo

No reviews published yet.

Official site: http://www.wim-wenders.com/movies/movies_spec/thestateofthings/the_state_of_things.htm
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-state-of-things-1982
Film facts: Wikidata (Q692367); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.