Lightning Over Water (1980)
Director 'Nicholas Ray' is eager to complete a final film before his imminent death from cancer. Wim Wenders is working on his own film Hammett (1983) in Hollywood, but flies to New York to help Ray realize his final wish. Ray's original intent is to make a fiction film about a dying painter who sails to China to find a cure for his disease. He and Wenders discuss this idea, but it is obviously unrealistic given Ray's state of health.
Year
1980
Country
DE
Language
English
Release date
1 October 1980
TMDB
6.6 (33)
CineVerse
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Ratings
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Wim Wenders
Self
Nicholas Ray
Self
S
Susan Ray
Self
Tom Farrell
Self
Ronee Blakley
Self
Gerry Bamman
Self
P
Pierre Cottrell
Self
Stefan Czapsky
Self
M
Mitch Dubin
Self
B
Becky Johnston
Self
T
Tom Kaufman
Self
P
Pat Kirck
Self
Edward Lachman
Self
M
Martin Müller
Self
C
Craig Nelson
Self
T
Timothy Ray
Self
M
Martin Schäfer
Self
Chris Sievernich
Self
Jim Jarmusch
Self (uncredited)
P
Peter Przygodda
Self (uncredited)
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