Kings of the Road

Kings of the Road (German: Im Lauf der Zeit) is a 1976 German road movie directed by Wim Wenders. It was the third part of Wenders' "Road Movie Trilogy" which included Alice in the Cities (1974) and The Wrong Move (1975). It was the unanimous winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

Contents
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 * 1 Plot
 * 2 Cast
 * 3 Reception
 * 3.1 Critical
 * 3.2 Film festival
 * 4 Home video
 * 5 References
 * 6 External links

Plot[edit]
The film is about a projection-equipment repair mechanic named Bruno Winter (Rüdiger Vogler) and a depressed hitchhiker Robert Lander (Hanns Zischler) who has just been through a break-up with his wife and a half-hearted suicide attempt. They travel along the Western side of the East-German border in a repair truck, visiting worn-out movie theaters. The movie contains many long shots without dialogue, including an outdoor defecation scene, and it was filmed in black and white by long-time Wenders collaborator Robby Müller.[1][3]

Cast[edit]

 * Rüdiger Vogler – Bruno Winter
 * Hanns Zischler – Robert Lander
 * Lisa Kreuzer – Pauline, cashier
 * Rudolf Schündler – Robert's Father
 * Marquard Bohm – Man Who Lost His Wife
 * Hans Dieter Trayer – Paul, garage owner (as Dieter Traier)
 * Franziska Stömmer – Cinema owner
 * Patric Kreuzer – Little boy
 * Wim Wenders – Spectator at Pauline's Theater

Critical[edit]
Film Critic Derek Malcolm ranked Kings of the Road 89 on his list of his 100 favourite movies. Malcolm says that Wenders "achieves a palpable sense of time, place and atmosphere, and of how everybody is affected by their tiny spot in history."[3]

Film festival[edit]

 * FIPRESCI Prize at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival (Winner)[2]
 * Palme d'Or at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival (Nominated)[1]

Home video[edit]
Kings of the Road was released in 2008 as a region 2 DVD with English subtitles, but has not been released as a region 1 DVD.[4] It was released in 1987 as a VHS tape.