Until the End of the World (1991)
Bis ans Ende der Welt (original title)Reference View | Change View
- R
- 2h 38min
- Action, Drama
- 25 Dec 1991 (USA)
- Movie
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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Awards:
- 2 wins & 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
| Solveig Dommartin | ... |
Claire Tourneur
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Pietro Falcone | ... |
Mario
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Enzo Turrin | ... |
Arzt
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Chick Ortega | ... |
Chico Rémy
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| Eddy Mitchell | ... |
Raymond Monnet
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| William Hurt | ... |
Sam Farber, alias Trevor McPhee
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| Adelle Lutz | ... |
Makiko
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| Ernie Dingo | ... |
Burt
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Jean-Charles Dumay | ... |
Automechaniker
(as Jean Charles Dumay)
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| Sam Neill | ... |
Eugene Fitzpatrick
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Ernest Berk | ... |
Anton Farber
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Christine Oesterlein | ... |
Irina Farber
(as Christine Österlein)
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| Rüdiger Vogler | ... |
Phillip Winter
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| Diogo Dória | ... |
Hotelportier
(as Diogo Doria)
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| Amália Rodrigues | ... |
Frau in Strassenbahn
(as Amalia Rodrigues)
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Elena Prudnikova | ... |
Krasikova
(as Elena Smirnova)
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Jinzhan Zhang | ... |
LKW-Fahrer
(as Zhang Jinzhan)
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| Naoto Takenaka | ... |
Hotelwächter
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Hiroshi Kanbe | ... |
Hotelgast
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Yugi Ogata | ... |
Hotelgast
(as Yuji Ogata)
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Miwako Fujitani | ... |
Zimmermädchen
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| Kuniko Miyake | ... |
Mrs. Mori
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| Chishû Ryû | ... |
Mr. Mori
(as Ryu Chishu)
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| Allen Garfield | ... |
Gebrauchtwagenhändler
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Alec Jason | ... |
Drogenpolizist
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| Lois Chiles | ... |
Elsa Farber
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Lauren Graham | ... |
Heidi
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| David Gulpilil | ... |
David
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Fred Welsh | ... |
Polizist
(as Fred Walsh)
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Charlie McMahon | ... |
Buzzer
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| Alfred Lynch | ... |
Der alte Alfred
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| Jeanne Moreau | ... |
Edith Farber
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Justine Saunders | ... |
Maisie
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Kylie Belling | ... |
Lydia
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Bart Willoughby | ... |
Ned
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Jimmy Little | ... |
Peter
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| Max von Sydow | ... |
Henry Farber
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Rhoda Roberts | ... |
Ronda
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Paul Livingston | ... |
Karl
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Susan Leith | ... |
Nora Oliveira
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Detlef Winterberg | ... |
Kosmonaut
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Jean-Marie Rase |
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| Carmen Chaplin |
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| Dolores Chaplin |
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Sylvette Dommartin |
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Peter Przygodda |
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Barbara Wenders |
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Hella Wenders |
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| Michael Winters |
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Erika Rabau |
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Lothar Wildhirth |
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Kazuhiko Uemura |
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Eric Beaver |
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Jerry Barrish |
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Michelle Cook |
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Bob Stewart |
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| David Byrne | ... |
Self (uncredited)
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| Tom Farrell | ... |
Madman in Bar (uncredited)
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| Patrícia Tavares | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Tom Waits | ... |
Singer in Bar (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Wim Wenders | ||
Written by
| Peter Carey | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Wim Wenders | ... | (screenplay) |
| Wim Wenders | ... | (original idea by) and |
| Solveig Dommartin | ... | (original idea by) |
| Michael Almereyda | ... | () |
Produced by
| Paulo Branco | ... | executive producer |
| Greg Coote | ... | executive producer |
| Anatole Dauman | ... | producer |
| Walter Donohue | ... | associate producer |
| Ulrich Felsberg | ... | executive producer |
| Masa Mikage | ... | associate producer |
| Marc Monnet | ... | line producer |
| Julia Overton | ... | associate producer: Australia |
| Rosanna Roditi | ... | line producer |
| Jean-Pierre Spiri-Mercanton | ... | executive producer |
| Jonathan T. Taplin | ... | producer (as Jonathan Taplin) |
| Kim Vecera | ... | executive producer |
| Wim Wenders | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Graeme Revell | ||
Cinematography by
| Robby Müller | ||
Editing by
| Peter Przygodda | ||
Editorial Department
| Philipp Orgassa | ... | digital restoration colorist |
Production Design by
| Sally Campbell | ||
| Thierry Flamand | ||
Art Direction by
| Steve Burns | ||
| Claudio Carrer | ||
| Ian Gracie | ||
| Denis Renault | ||
| Jan Schlubach | ... | (as Jan Schluback) |
Set Decoration by
| Zé Branco | ||
| Tim Ferrier | ||
Costume Design by
| Montserrat Casanova | ||
| Yohji Yamamoto | ||
Makeup Department
| Isabelle Legay | ... | hair stylist |
| Agathe Moro | ... | hair stylist |
| Thi-Loan Nguyen | ... | makeup artist (as Thi Loan Nguyen) |
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 |
| Tony Mahood | ... | assistant director: Australia |
Art Department
| Bob Booker | ... | art department runner |
| Thierry Chavenon | ... | set trainee |
| Patrick Colpaert | ... | assistant art director |
| Jean-René Coulon | ... | props |
| Brian Dusting | ... | props buyer |
| Michael Fechner | ... | property master: Germany |
| Blossom Flint | ... | props buyer |
| Peter Forbes | ... | art department runner |
| Albrecht Konrad | ... | space lab designer |
| Bret Lama | ... | art department coordinator |
| José Matos | ... | construction coordinator |
| John Rann | ... | construction manager |
| Denis Renault | ... | assistant art director |
| Amanda Sallybanks | ... | art department co-ordinator (as Amanda Selling) |
| Christine Teulier | ... | property master |
| Gregg Thomas | ... | greens supervisor |
| Michael Tonke | ... | prop buyer: Germany |
| Joey Weber | ... | assistant art director |
| Brandon Hendroff | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Milan Bor | ... | sound mixer |
| Sophie Chiabaut | ... | boom operator |
| Tommy Goodwin | ... | adr mixer |
| Darrell Hanzalik | ... | supervising adr editor |
| 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
| Stefano Biscaro | ... | key grip: italy unit |
| Andrea Chiozzotto | ... | rigging electrician |
| Dario Gardi | ... | electrician |
| Kevan Jenson | ... | video engineer |
| 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
| Sandi Cichello | ... | costumer/dresser |
| Christophe Giraud | ... | costume painter |
| Susanne Vierkötter | ... | wardrobe |
Location Management
| Patrick Boshart | ... | location scout |
| Jason Kliot | ... | location scout |
| Gabriele Mattner | ... | location scout |
Music Department
| Dick Bernstein | ... | music editor |
| Jane Siberry | ... | musician |
| Kevin Laffey | ... | music consultant (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Jacqueline Gamard | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Martin Fischer | ... | production driver |
| Christian Petersen | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Pedro Bento | ... | production assistant |
| Ghislaine Cauet-Martinotto | ... | production coordinator |
| Jolanda Darbyshire | ... | assistant to line producer |
| Jim Hajicosta | ... | production accountant: Australia |
| Steffi Hiller | ... | production accountant: Germany |
| Luke Longin | ... | production assistant |
| Marie-Christine Malbert | ... | unit publicist |
| Alex Matcham | ... | production controller |
| Gabriele Mattner | ... | researcher |
| João Montalverne | ... | production assistant |
| Sean Naughton | ... | high definition video designer |
| Rosada Paolo | ... | runner |
| Frank Simeone | ... | additional crew |
| Tristan Whalley | ... | publicist |
| Carla Zacchia | ... | location accountant |
| Tim Haslam | ... | worldwide sales (uncredited) |
| Paris Themmen | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Thanks
| John Ptak | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Roadshow Films (1992) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Janus Films (2015) (United States) (theatrical) (director's cut)
- Argos Films (1991) (France) (theatrical)
- Concorde Film (1993) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Finnkino (1992) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Herald Film Company (1992) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Tamasa Distribution (2015) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (director's cut)
- Tobis (1991) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1991) (United States) (theatrical)
- Aquarius TV (1998) (Greece) (tv)
- Arthaus (2019) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Arthaus (2019) (Germany) (DVD)
- Canal+ (1992) (France) (tv)
- Future Film (2010) (Finland) (DVD)
- Ibero Films Internacional S.A. (Spain)
- Intersonic (2011) (Czechia) (DVD)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Ripley's Home Video (2005) (Italy) (DVD) (director's cut)
- Roadshow Entertainment Video (Australia) (VHS)
- Showtime Video (1992) (Finland) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1997) (Finland) (tv)
- marketing-film (1992) (Germany) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- C.R.G. International (production services: Venice)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production script services)
- Spectrum Films (post-production facilities)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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.
Written by Ed Sutton |
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| Taglines | . . . the ultimate road movie See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $23,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Wim Wenders' original rough cut for this film was twenty hours long. See more » |
| 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Memo to the Academy - 1992 (1992). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Opening Titles See more » |
| 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. See more » |