Until the End of the World

For the soundtrack, see Until the End of the World (soundtrack). For the U2 song that appears in the film, see Until the End of the World (song). For the Burmese national anthem, see Kaba Ma Kyei.

Until the End of the World
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWim Wenders
Screenplay by
Story by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRobby Müller
Edited byPeter Przygodda
Music byGraeme Revell
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release dates
  • 12 September 1991 (1991-09-12) (Germany)
  • 23 October 1991 (1991-10-23) (France)
  • 25 December 1991 (1991-12-25) (United States)
  • 29 October 1992 (1992-10-29) (Australia)
Running time
158 minutes (US)
179 minutes (Europe)
239 minutes (Japan)
280 minutes (Trilogy Cut)
287 minutes (Director's Cut)
Countries
  • Germany
  • France
  • Australia
  • United States
Languages
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Russian
  • Chinese
  • Japanese
  • Portuguese
Budget$23 million
Box office$752,856

Until the End of the World (German: Bis ans Ende der Welt; French: Jusqu'au bout du monde) is a 1991 epic science fiction adventure drama film directed by Wim Wenders. Set at the turn of the millennium in the shadow of a world-changing catastrophe, the film follows a man and woman, played by William Hurt and Solveig Dommartin, as they are pursued across the globe, in a plot involving a device that can record visual experiences and visualize dreams. An initial draft of the screenplay was written by American filmmaker Michael Almereyda, but the final screenplay is credited to Wenders and Peter Carey, from a story by Wenders and Dommartin. Wenders, whose career had been distinguished by his exploration of the road movie, intended this as the ultimate example of the genre.

The film has been released in several editions, ranging in length from 158 to 287 minutes.