Until the End of the World

Until the End of the World is a 1991 film by the German film director Wim Wenders; the screenplay was written by Wenders and Peter Carey, from a story by Wenders and Solveig Dommartin. An initial draft of the screenplay was written by American filmmaker Michael Almereyda. Wenders, whose career had been distinguished by his mastery of the road movie, had intended this as the Ultimate Road Movie. The film takes place in late 1999. India has an out-of-control nuclear satellite in orbit that is about to reenter the atmosphere at any time, contaminating large areas of the earth. This has caused a...
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Release date:	December 25, 1991
Directed by:	Wim Wenders
Runtime:	158 Minutes
Producer:	Ulrich Felsberg, Jonathan T. Taplin
Editor:	Peter Przygodda
Music by:	Graeme Revell
Cinematography:	Robby Müller
Screenplay by:	Wim Wenders, Peter Carey, Michael Almereyda
Estimated budget:	$23,000,000
Genre:	Science Fiction, Adventure

Cast of Until the End of the World

Max von Sydow

Born:April 10, 1929

Age:83

Sam Neill

Eugene Fitzpatrick

Born:September 14, 1947

Age:64

William Hurt

Sam Farber

Born:March 20, 1950

Age:62

Jeanne Moreau

Born:January 23, 1928

Age:84

Tom Waits

Born:December 7, 1949

Age:62

Lois Chiles

Born:April 15, 1947

Age:65

Film director of Until the End of the World

Wim Wenders

Born: August 14, 1945

Age: 66

Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders is a German film director, playwright, author, photographer and producer. Since 1996, Wenders has been the president of the European Film Academy in Berlin. Wenders was born in Düsseldorf into a traditional Catholic family. His father, Heinrich Wenders, was a...
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Frequently Asked Questions

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Who composed the music for the movie Until the End of the World?
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Graeme Revell composed the music score for the soundtrack.
Q:
What slogan was included in marketing materials for the motion picture, "Until the End of the World"?
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The film's tagline was,.". the ultimate road movie."
Q:
Who distributed the motion picture, "Until the End of the World"?
A:
Warner Bros. Entertainment distributed the film.
Q:
Who directed the film "Until the End of the World"?
A:
Wim Wenders was the director of the movie.
Q:
Who wrote the film Until the End of the World?
A:
Wim Wenders, Peter Carey and Michael Almereyda performed the movie's screenwriting.
Q:
How many minutes is the runtime of the motion picture "Until the End of the World"?
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The approxomite runtime is 158 minutes.
Q:
What was the approximate cost to make the movie "Until the End of the World"?
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$23 million was the cost to make this film.
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When was the premier of the film "Until the End of the World"?
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The movie premiered in December, 1991.
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Who were the stars of movie, "Until the End of the World"?
A:
Solveig Dommartin, William Hurt, Sam Neill, Max von Sydow, Jeanne Moreau and Rüdiger Vogler starred in the movie.
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Who played a role in the production of the film, "Until the End of the World"?
A:
Ulrich Felsberg and Jonathan Taplin were the film's producers.

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