The End of Violence

The End of Violence
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWim Wenders
Written byNicholas Klein
Wim Wenders
Produced byNicholas Klein
Deepak Nayar
Wim Wenders
Starring
CinematographyPascal Rabaud
Edited byPeter Przygodda
Music byRy Cooder
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
Release date
  • September 12, 1997 (1997-09-12)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million
Box office$386,673

The End of Violence is a 1997 American drama film by the German director Wim Wenders. The film's cast includes Bill Pullman, Andie MacDowell, Gabriel Byrne, Traci Lind, Rosalind Chao, and Loren Dean, among others. It also features a soundtrack marked with the signature sounds of Wenders regulars Jon Hassell, Ry Cooder, and Bono. The film was praised by a select few critics for its cinematography, but performed poorly in the box office. It was entered into the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

The film had a budget of $5 million, but only received $386,673 in its domestic box office.

Like many other of Wenders' American films, the film was shot in multiple locations, for instance the Griffith Observatory in Griffith Park and the Santa Monica Pier.

A scene in the film shows a live recreation of the painting Nighthawks by Edward Hopper.

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The End of Violence". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2023-12-08.