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The State of Things

1983·2h 1m
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 6.9/10
3,997 votes

A film crew is shooting the remake of an old science fiction movie about a nuclear holocaust in Portugal. Problems soon begin to arise. The desperate director starts to fear he won't be able to finish his film.

The State of Things is a 1983 drama movie directed by Wim Wenders, starring Samuel Fuller, Allen Garfield, Rebecca Pauly. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.9/10 from 3,997 votes and runs 2h 1m.

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Director
Wim Wenders
Stars
Samuel Fuller
Allen Garfield
Rebecca Pauly
Isabelle Weingarten
Details
1983-02-18
121 min
Movie
★ West Germany, France, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, United States
★ English, French, Portuguese
Keywords
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