Film Details

Shot in 15 cities on four continents and intended as his Ultimate Road Movie, Wim Wenders’ all-star sci-fi epic proved a critical and commercial flop in the 158-min. version released in 1991. But here’s his intended 295-min. cut, which we’ve wanted to show for 24 years! Set in 1999, the film stars William Hurt as a man with a revolutionary camera that can help the blind see. On the run from the CIA, he meets another fugitive (Solveig Dommartin of Wings of Desire) with whom he crisscrosses the globe on his way to his father’s research facility in Australia. The all-star supporting cast includes David Byrne, Allen Garfield, David Gulpilil, Jeanne Moreau, Sam Neill, Max von Sydow, Rüdiger Vogler, Tom Waits, and Chishu Ryu.