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Until the End of the World

Original title: Bis ans Ende der Welt
  • 19911991
  • RR
  • 2h 38m
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6.8/10
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Bis ans Ende der Welt (1991)
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In 1999, Claire's life is forever changed after she survives a car crash. She rescues Sam and starts traveling around the world with him. Writer Eugene follows them and writes their story, a... Read allIn 1999, Claire's life is forever changed after she survives a car crash. She rescues Sam and starts traveling around the world with him. Writer Eugene follows them and writes their story, as a way of recording dreams is being invented.In 1999, Claire's life is forever changed after she survives a car crash. She rescues Sam and starts traveling around the world with him. Writer Eugene follows them and writes their story, as a way of recording dreams is being invented.

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  • Director
    • Wim Wenders
  • Writers
    • Peter Carey(screenplay)
    • Wim Wenders(screenplay)
    • Solveig Dommartin(original idea by)
  • Stars
    • William Hurt
    • Solveig Dommartin
    • Pietro Falcone
Top credits
  • Director
    • Wim Wenders
  • Writers
    • Peter Carey(screenplay)
    • Wim Wenders(screenplay)
    • Solveig Dommartin(original idea by)
  • Stars
    • William Hurt
    • Solveig Dommartin
    • Pietro Falcone
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 94User reviews
    • 47Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations

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    Until The End of the World
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    Until The End of the World

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    Max von Sydow and Solveig Dommartin in Bis ans Ende der Welt (1991)
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    Solveig Dommartin in Bis ans Ende der Welt (1991)
    Solveig Dommartin in Bis ans Ende der Welt (1991)
    Bis ans Ende der Welt (1991)
    Solveig Dommartin in Bis ans Ende der Welt (1991)
    Solveig Dommartin in Bis ans Ende der Welt (1991)
    Solveig Dommartin in Bis ans Ende der Welt (1991)
    William Hurt and Solveig Dommartin in Bis ans Ende der Welt (1991)

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    William Hurt
    William Hurt
    • Sam Farber, alias Trevor McPheeas Sam Farber, alias Trevor McPhee
    Solveig Dommartin
    Solveig Dommartin
    • Claire Tourneuras Claire Tourneur
    Pietro Falcone
    • Marioas Mario
    Enzo Turrin
    • Arztas Arzt
    Chick Ortega
    • Chico Rémyas Chico Rémy
    Eddy Mitchell
    Eddy Mitchell
    • Raymond Monnetas Raymond Monnet
    Adelle Lutz
    Adelle Lutz
    • Makikoas Makiko
    Ernie Dingo
    Ernie Dingo
    • Burtas Burt
    Jean-Charles Dumay
    • Automechanikeras Automechaniker
    • (as Jean Charles Dumay)
    Sam Neill
    Sam Neill
    • Eugene Fitzpatrickas Eugene Fitzpatrick
    Ernest Berk
    • Anton Farberas Anton Farber
    Christine Oesterlein
    • Irina Farberas Irina Farber
    • (as Christine Österlein)
    Rüdiger Vogler
    Rüdiger Vogler
    • Phillip Winteras Phillip Winter
    Diogo Dória
    Diogo Dória
    • Hotelportieras Hotelportier
    • (as Diogo Doria)
    Amália Rodrigues
    Amália Rodrigues
    • Frau in Strassenbahnas Frau in Strassenbahn
    • (as Amalia Rodrigues)
    Elena Prudnikova
    • Krasikovaas Krasikova
    • (as Elena Smirnova)
    Jinzhan Zhang
    • LKW-Fahreras LKW-Fahrer
    • (as Zhang Jinzhan)
    Naoto Takenaka
    Naoto Takenaka
    • Hotelwächteras Hotelwächter
    • Director
      • Wim Wenders
    • Writers
      • Peter Carey(screenplay)
      • Wim Wenders(screenplay) (original idea by)
      • Solveig Dommartin(original idea by)
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    Storyline

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    Set in 1999, a woman (Dommartin) has a car accident with some bank robbers, who enlist her help to take the bank money to a drop in Paris. On the way she runs into another fugitive from the law (Hurt), an American who is being chased by the CIA. The charges are false, he claims. They want to confiscate a device his father invented which allows anyone to record their dreams and vision. On the run from both the bank robbers and the CIA, the couple span the globe, ending up in Australia at his father's (von Sydow) research facility, where they hope to play back the recordings Hurt captured for his blind mother. Set in the futuristic year of 1999, a subplot about a damaged Indian nuclear satellite crashing and causing the end of civilization is a puzzling addition to the film. —Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
    • voice over narration
    • voiceover
    • venice italy
    • traffic jam
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    • Taglines
      • . . . the ultimate road movie
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Drama
      • Sci-Fi
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for language and sensuality
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Wim Wenders' original rough cut for this film was twenty hours long.
    • Goofs
      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: [voice over] Soon they were hooked; all of them. They lived to see their dreams, and when they slept they dreamed about their dreams. They had arrived at the island of dreams together; but in a short time they were oceans apart. I watched helplessly as Claire and Sam were drowning in their own nocturnal imagery. They ignored each other, and neglected themselves. The dreams which should have been flushed away with the first yawn, were now their only diet; and thus became more and more concentrated. They made monsters for themselves that they could neither tolerate nor do without... They wandered in and out of lost worlds. Feelings and figures emerged from a forgotten past. Their dreams became black holes of isolation... They suffered, finally; from a complete loss of reality.

    • Alternate versions
      The film exists in four separate versions. The first is the significantly cut American 158-minute version released by Warner Bros. in theaters, and on VHS, LaserDisc, and some streaming platforms. Wenders has disparagingly referred this cut as the 'reader's digest version'. The second is a 179-minute cut that existed only on Japanese LaserDisc. The third is Wim Wenders' director's cut, which runs 300 minutes. This cut significantly expands scenes, motivates Claire's romantic involvement with Sam Farber and keeps it from seeming less frivolous and more the expression of a wounded heart, additional scenes in Japan, and in San Francisco with Allen Garfield as an evil car salesman (a take-off on his character in another Wenders film), and numerous other expansions/additions. This full-length version divided the film into three parts, all given episode names, and all with opening credits because it was originally intended for this version to be shown as three separate films, or as a mini-series. This 300-minute cut was only available on DVD in Germany, Italy and France. It was screened several times over the years in America and the UK: the National Film Theatre in London on Saturday 2nd July 1994, December 6, 1996 at the University of Washington, with director Wim Wenders attending, Jan. 14, 2001 at the American Cinematheque (with Wenders attending), February 24, 2001 at the Directors Guild of America Theater with Wenders announcing the film would be released on DVD.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Memo to the Academy - 1992 (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Opening Titles
      Written by Graeme Revell

      Performed by David Darling (cello solo)

      Courtesy of Trans Glide Music BMI

    User reviews94

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    You don't know the half of it...
    The first 2 times I saw this film (on video), I fell asleep before the end. I thought the beginning was great, though, so I kept at it. When I finally saw the whole thing, I still thought it was pretty good, although rather disjointed. On the whole, I would agree with many other Imdb user comments (too long, incoherent, two movies in one, excellent soundtrack, etc.) That was before I saw the _whole_ movie.

    I had been watching the 158-minute American version and the 179-minute European version (almost indistinguishable) I had heard about the 280-minute "Trilogy" version 4 or 5 years ago when it was screened at the American Cinemateque (sp?) and when I read that it was to be screened again Jan 14 at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, I figured that a 5-hour (with 2 10-min. intermissions) version would be bloated and slow. I couldn't have been more wrong!

    "Die Trilogie" version of "Bis ans Ende der Welt" (prepared for German released w/ no subtitles) was one of the best movies ever! The extra footage gave more room to the story, the music, and ultimately made for a much more coherent movie. The relationship between Claire and Eugene is better explained, among other things. The Indian satelite is not ignored, like in the "Reader's Digest Version" (Wim Wenders' term). Songs heard for 10 seconds originally are now presented in their full glory, including a previously deleted version of Elvis Costello's "Days" performed by Solveig Dommartin, Chick Ortega, Ernie Dingo, Charlie McMahon, and David Gulpilil.

    According to the director, this version will be released on DVD in Europe in 2001, and possibly in the USA before 2002. I hope everyone can have a chance to see the complete, non-mutilated version of this wonderful movie!
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    • Jan 23, 2001

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 1991 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • France
      • Australia
    • Official sites
      • Criterion Channel
      • Criterion Collection
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Italian
      • Japanese
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Hasta el fin del mundo
    • Filming locations
      • Tosca Cafe - 242 Columbus Avenue, North Beach, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Argos Films
      • Road Movies Filmproduktion
      • Village Roadshow Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $23,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $829,625
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $38,553
      • Dec 29, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $829,625
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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