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The State of Things(1982)
Status: Released
Date: 1982-03-22
64%
80 Votes
Time: 2h 1m
They didn't want to kill him. They just wanted a story.
Overview:
On location in Portugal, a film crew runs out of film while making their own version of Roger Corman's The Day the World Ended (1956). The producer is nowhere to be found and director Munro attempts to find him in hopes of being able to finish the film.
Languages: English, French, Portuguese.
Countries:
Germany,
United Kingdom,
United States of America,
Portugal,
France,
Spain,
Netherlands
ProductionCompanies: 
Pro-ject Filmproduktion
V.O. Filmes
Wim Wenders Productions
Gray City
Pari Films
Musidora Films
Film International
Movie: The State of Things
Top 10 Billed Cast
Isabelle Weingarten
Anna
Rebecca Pauly
Joan
Geoffrey Carey
Robert
Alexandra Auder
Jane
Patrick Bauchau
Friedrich Munro
Viva
Kate
Samuel Fuller
Joe
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