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Lightning Over Water

Lightning Over Water

1980•1h 31m•6.6/10
Documentary

Ratings

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6.6/10(30)

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.

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Production

Basis-Film-Verleih GmbH

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders

Self

Nicholas Ray

Nicholas Ray

Self

Susan Ray

Self

Tom Farrell

Tom Farrell

Self

Ronee Blakley

Ronee Blakley

Self

Gerry Bamman

Gerry Bamman

Self

Pierre Cottrell

Self

Stefan Czapsky

Stefan Czapsky

Self

Mitch Dubin

Self

Becky Johnston

Self

Tom Kaufman

Self

Pat Kirck

Self

Edward Lachman

Edward Lachman

Self

Martin Müller

Self

Craig Nelson

Self

Timothy Ray

Self

Martin Schäfer

Self

Chris Sievernich

Chris Sievernich

Self

Jim Jarmusch

Jim Jarmusch

Self (uncredited)

Peter Przygodda

Self (uncredited)

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