Bis ans Ende der Welt (1991)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Wim Wenders

Writers:

Michael Almereyda (writer)
Peter Carey (writer)
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Release Date:

25 December 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

It's 1999. The government will kill for his invention. One woman will do anything for his love. Together they share an adventure that circles the globe - And invades the mind.

Plot:

Set in 1999, a woman (Dommartin) has a car accident with some bank robbers, who befriend and enlist her help to take the money to a drop in Paris...

Plot Keywords:

Blind | Bank Robber | 1999 | Paris | Australia

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Solveig Dommartin	...	Claire Tourneur
Pietro Falcone	...	Mario
Enzo Turrin	...	Doctor
Chick Ortega	...	Chico Remy
Eddy Mitchell	...	Raymond Monnet
William Hurt	...	Sam Farber, alias Trevor McPhee
Adelle Lutz	...	Makiko
Ernie Dingo	...	Burt
Jean-Charles Dumay	...	Mechanic
Sam Neill	...	Eugene Fitzpatrick
Ernest Berk	...	Anton Farber
Christine Osterlein	...	Irina Farber
Rüdiger Vogler	...	Phillip Winter
Diogo Dória	...	Receptionist
Amália Rodrigues	...	Woman in Street Car
Yelena Smirnova	...	Krasikova
Jinzhan Zhang	...	Truck Driver
Naoto Takenaka	...	Custodian
Hiroshi Kanbe	...	Hotel Guest
Yugi Ogata	...	Hotel Guest
Miwako Fujitani	...	Maid
Kuniko Miyake	...	Mrs. Mori
Chishu Ryu	...	Mr. Mori
Allen Garfield	...	Bernie, User Car Dealer
Alec Jason	...	Narcotics Agent
Lois Chiles	...	Elsa Farber
Lauren Graham	...	Heidi
David Gulpilil	...	David
Fred Walsh	...	Policeman
Charlie McMahon	...	Buzzer
Alfred Lynch	...	Old Man Alfred
Jeanne Moreau	...	Edith Farber
Justine Saunders	...	Maisie
Kylie Belling	...	Lydia
Bart Willoughby	...	Ned
Jimmy Little	...	Peter
Max von Sydow	...	Henry Farber
Rhoda Roberts	...	Ronda
Paul Livingston	...	Karl
Susan Leith	...	Nora Oliveira
Detlef Winterberg	...	Astronaut
Jean-Marie Rase	...	No character identified
Carmen Chaplin	...	No character identified
Dolores Chaplin	...	No character identified
Sylvette Dommartin	...	No character identified
Peter Przygodda	...	No character identified
Barbara Winters
Hella Winters
Michael Winters	...	No character identified
Erika Rabau	...	No character identified
Lothar Wildhirth	...	No character identified
Kazuhiko Uemura	...	No character identified
Eric Beaver	...	No character identified
Jerry Barrish	...	No character identified
Michelle Cook	...	No character identified
Bob Stewart	...	No character identified
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Byrne	...	Himself in music video (uncredited)
Tom Farrell	...	Madman in Bar (uncredited)
Tom Waits	...	Himself / Singer in Bar (uncredited)

Directed by
Wim Wenders

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Michael Almereyda		writer
Peter Carey		writer
Solveig Dommartin		story
Wim Wenders		screenplay
Wim Wenders		story

Produced by
Paulo Branco	....	executive producer
Ulrich Felsberg	....	producer
Masa Mikage	....	associate producer
Julia Overton	....	associate producer: Australia
Rosanna Roditi	....	line producer
Jonathan T. Taplin	....	producer

Original Music by
Graeme Revell

Cinematography by
Robby Müller

Film Editing by
Peter Przygodda

Production Design by
Sally Campbell
Thierry Flamand

Art Direction by
Steve Burns
Claudio Carrer
Ian Gracie
Jan Schluback

Set Decoration by
Zé Branco

Costume Design by
Montserrat Casanova

Production Management
Karsten Brünig	....	unit manager
Ghislaine Cauet-Martinotto	....	assistant production manager
Karen J. McCabe	....	production manager: USA
Ginette Mejinsky	....	production manager
Michael Schwarz	....	production manager: second unit
Barbara von Wrangell	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alessandro Bressanello	....	second assistant director: Italy
Marc Jenny	....	assistant director (as Marc Jeny)
Scott Kirby	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Bob Booker	....	art department runner
Thierry Chavenon	....	set trainee
Michael Fechner	....	property master: Germany
Albrecht Konrad	....	space lab designer
Bret Lama	....	art department coordinator
Denis Renault	....	assistant art director
Gregg Thomas	....	greens supervisor
Michael Tonke	....	prop buyer: Germany
Joey Weber	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Milan Bor	....	sound mixer
Sophie Chiabaut	....	boom operator
Tommy Goodwin	....	adr mixer
Matthias Lempert	....	sound effects
Jean-Paul Mugel	....	sound

Special Effects by
Frank Schlegel	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Olivier Cotte	....	digital compositor
Simon Weisse	....	visual effects miniatures

Camera and Electrical Department
Andrea Chiozzotto	....	rigging electrician
John Lee	....	electrician: Australia
John Malvino	....	assistant camera
Mikael Monod	....	electrician
Paul Moyes	....	best boy: Australian section
Benedict Neuenfels	....	second camera
Christopher Porter	....	gaffer
Martina Radwan	....	assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Christophe Giraud	....	costume painter
Susanne Vierkötter	....	wardrobe

Music Department
Dick Bernstein	....	music editor
Jane Siberry	....	musician
Kevin Laffey	....	music consultant (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Martin Fischer	....	production driver

Other crew
Pedro Bento	....	production assistant
Patrick Boshart	....	location scout
Ghislaine Cauet-Martinotto	....	production coordinator
Jacqueline Gamard	....	script supervisor
Jim Hajicosta	....	production accountant: Australia
Steffi Hiller	....	production accountant: Germany
Jason Kliot	....	location scout
Marie-Christine Malbert	....	unit publicist
Alex Matcham	....	production controller
Gabriele Mattner	....	location scout
Gabriele Mattner	....	researcher
Sean Naughton	....	high definition video designer
Rosada Paolo	....	runner
Frank Simeone	....	additional crew
Carla Zacchia	....	location accountant

Thanks
John Ptak	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Argos Films
• Road Movies Filmproduktion
• Village Roadshow Pictures
• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• Aquarius TV (1998) (Greece) (TV)
• Ibero Films Internacional S.A. (Spain)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Ripley's Home Video (2005) (Italy) (DVD) (director's cut)
• Roadshow Entertainment Video (Australia) (VHS)
• Roadshow Entertainment (Australia)
• Warner Bros. Pictures
• marketing-film

Other Companies

• C.R.G. International  production services: Venice
• Spectrum Films International  post-production facilities

Also Known As:

Until the End of the World (UK) (USA)
Jusqu'au bout du monde (France)

Runtime:

280 min (director's cut) | Germany:179 min | Spain:179 min | Sweden:158 min | USA:158 min | Argentina:179 min

Country:

Germany | France | Australia

Language:

English | French | Italian | Japanese | German

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | LC-Concept Digital Sound (France)

Certification:

Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:12 | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bavaria Filmstudios, Geiselgasteig, Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany

Company:

Argos Films

Trivia:

Wenders' original cut for the film came in at eight hours long.

Goofs:

Continuity: When many of the European characters leave the Mbantua settlement and take a group photo, believing the adventure to be over, the voice-over mentions that it is February, 2000. Yet shortly after we see Henry Farber trying a new series of experiments on recording dream imagery, and a computer display for the current experiment says January 21.

Quotes:

Eugene Fitzpatrick: 1999 was the year that the Indian nuclear satellite went out of control.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Cinemania (2002)

Soundtrack:

Humans From Earth

Brilliant!

Few movies leave me reeling, and this was one of those few. I could not believe what I had just seen when I first viewed it. It was like nothing I have ever experienced before. That's just what this movie does, too... provide the viewer with an experience. The plot was like nothing I've ever seen. It was fresh, intelligent, and a bit philosophical. The characters were complex human beings with realistic thoughts and emotions. Not everything that occurs does so for good reason... just as life really is. Thoughts and fears that human beings share are presented in this movie in a truly unique manner. It often plays out in a metaphorical way (i.e. "You're on your own, Claire" = aloneness), allowing us to feel like intelligent viewers, instead of viewers that need our hands held. Every character has his or her flaws, and motivations. The movie does bog down a bit in the middle, and jumps around in an alarmingly chaotic way, but it's too realistic to fault. I found it both enjoyable, and thought-provoking. The idea of addiction to our thoughts and dreams, chasing an infatuation without knowing why, and waiting for the final curtain to fall, are aspects of the movie that fascinated me. I am not saying this as a fan of Wim Wenders, since I had never heard of him before this. I most certainly know who he is now! I had to find out after viewing this movie, which unfortunately cannot be seen in its entirety. It's brilliant, interesting, and intelligent. Great acting, haunting soundtrack, and fresh plot make this movie a real winner.