

The State of Things
March 22, 1982•2h 1m•★ 6.4
Drama
“They didn't want to kill him. They just wanted a story.”
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.
Director
Wim WendersCast

Isabelle Weingarten
Anna

Rebecca Pauly
Joan
?
Jeffrey Kime
Mark

Geoffrey Carey
Robert
?
Camila Mora-Scheihing
Julia

Alexandra Auder
Jane

Patrick Bauchau
Friedrich Munro
?
Paul Getty Jr.
Dennis

Viva
Kate

Samuel Fuller
Joe

Artur Semedo
Production Manager
?
Francisco Baião
Soundman

Robert Kramer
Camera Operator

Allen Garfield
Gordon

Roger Corman
The Lawyer

Gisela Getty
Secretary

Monty Bane
Herbert
?
Janet Graham
Karen
?
Judy Mooradian
Waitress

Adelaide João
Bar Patron (uncredited)