
Kings of the Road
Drama
Overview
Itinerant projection-equipment repairman Bruno Winter and depressed hitchhiker Robert Lander - a doctor who has just been through a break-up with his wife and a half-hearted suicide attempt - travel along the Western side of the East-German border in a repair truck, visiting worn-out movie theaters, learning to communicate across their differences.
Top Cast


Rüdiger Vogler
Rüdiger Vogler
Bruno Winter
Rüdiger Vogler
Bruno Winter


Hanns Zischler
Hanns Zischler
Robert Lander
Hanns Zischler
Robert Lander


Lisa Kreuzer
Lisa Kreuzer
Pauline - Cashier
Lisa Kreuzer
Pauline - Cashier


Rudolf Schündler
Rudolf Schündler
Robert's Father
Rudolf Schündler
Robert's Father


Marquard Bohm
Marquard Bohm
Man Who Lost His Wife
Marquard Bohm
Man Who Lost His Wife
Hans Dieter Trayer
Hans Dieter Trayer
Paul - Garage Owner
Hans Dieter Trayer
Paul - Garage Owner
Franziska Stömmer
Franziska Stömmer
Cinema Owner
Franziska Stömmer
Cinema Owner
Patric Kreuzer
Patric Kreuzer
Little Boy
Patric Kreuzer
Little Boy


Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders
Spectator at Pauline's Theater (uncredited)
Wim Wenders
Spectator at Pauline's Theater (uncredited)
Peter Kaiser
Peter Kaiser
Masturbating Projectionist (uncredited)
Peter Kaiser
Masturbating Projectionist (uncredited)
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