The State of Things (film)

The State of Things
DVD release cover
Directed byWim Wenders
Written by
Produced byChris Sievernich [de]
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by
Music byJürgen Knieper
Distributed byGray City (US) Axiom Films (UK and Ireland)
Release dates
  • September 1982 (1982-09) (VFF)
  • 18 February 1983 (1983-02-18) (U.S.)
Running time
124 minutes
CountryWest Germany
Languages
  • English
  • French
  • Portuguese

The State of Things (German: Der Stand der Dinge) is a 1982 road movie film directed by Wim Wenders. It tells the story of a film crew stuck in Portugal after the production runs out of film stock and money. The director travels to Los Angeles in search of his missing producer.