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Paris, Texas (1984)

A place for dreams. A place for heartbreak. A place to pick up the pieces.

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 25M

Director : Wim Wenders

Synopsis

A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.

Actors

Harry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stanton
Travis
Nastassja Kinski
Nastassja Kinski
Jane
Dean Stockwell
Dean Stockwell
Walt
Hunter Carson
Hunter Carson
Hunter
Aurore Clément
Aurore Clément
Anne
Bernhard Wicki
Bernhard Wicki
Doctor Ulmer
John Lurie
John Lurie
'Slater'
Jeni Vici
Jeni Vici
'Stretch'
Sally Norvell
Sally Norvell
'Nurse Bibs'
Socorro Valdez
Socorro Valdez
Carmelita
Claresie Mobley
Claresie Mobley
Car Rental Clerk
Viva
Viva
Woman on TV
Tom Farrell
Tom Farrell
Screaming Man
Sam Berry
Sam Berry
Gas Station Attendant
Edward Fayton
Edward Fayton
Hunter's Friend
Justin Hogg
Justin Hogg
Hunter - Age 3
Sharon Menzel
Sharon Menzel
Comedienne
The Mydolls
The Mydolls
Rehearsing Band

Crews

Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders
Director
Don Guest
Don Guest
Producer
Chris Sievernich
Chris Sievernich
Executive Producer
Ry Cooder
Ry Cooder
Original Music Composer
Robby Müller
Robby Müller
Director of Photography
Peter Przygodda
Peter Przygodda
Editor
Kate Altman
Kate Altman
Art Direction
Birgitta Bjerke
Birgitta Bjerke
Costume Design
Douglas Axtell
Douglas Axtell
Boom Operator
Anatole Dauman
Anatole Dauman
Producer
Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard
Writer
Pascale Dauman
Pascale Dauman
Associate Producer
Karen Koch
Karen Koch
Production Manager
Udo Heiland
Udo Heiland
Post-Production Manager
Claire Denis
Claire Denis
Assistant Director
Anne Kuljian
Anne Kuljian
Set Decoration
Hartmut Eichgrün
Hartmut Eichgrün
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Anne Schnee
Anne Schnee
Assistant Editor
Joachim von Mengershausen
Joachim von Mengershausen
Commissioning Editor
Helen Caldwell
Helen Caldwell
Script Supervisor
Barbara von Weitershausen
Barbara von Weitershausen
Thanks
Greg Gardiner
Greg Gardiner
Gaffer
Agnès Godard
Agnès Godard
First Assistant Camera
Martin Schäfer
Martin Schäfer
Camera Operator
Robert K. Feldmann
Robert K. Feldmann
Grip
Pim Tjujerman
Pim Tjujerman
First Assistant Camera
L.M. Kit Carson
L.M. Kit Carson
Writer
Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders
Producer
Michael Helfand
Michael Helfand
Second Assistant Director
Lorrie Brown
Lorrie Brown
Assistant Art Director
Kimberly Buckley
Kimberly Buckley
Property Master
Craig Busch
Craig Busch
Assistant Property Master
Dominique Auvray
Dominique Auvray
Sound Editor
Jean-Paul Mugel
Jean-Paul Mugel
Sound Mixer
Arthur Blum
Arthur Blum
Best Boy Grip
Robert K. Feldmann
Robert K. Feldmann
Key Grip
Kevin Galbraith
Kevin Galbraith
Electrician
Scott Guthrie
Scott Guthrie
Best Boy Electric
Robin Holland
Robin Holland
Still Photographer
Sheila Possner
Sheila Possner
Casting Coordinator
Roberta Elkins
Roberta Elkins
Wardrobe Assistant
Susan Elkins
Susan Elkins
Location Manager
James Thompson
James Thompson
Location Manager
Allison Anders
Allison Anders
Production Assistant
Scott Kirby
Scott Kirby
Production Assistant
Patric Kreuzer
Patric Kreuzer
Production Assistant
Dean Lent
Dean Lent
Production Assistant
Barbara Lucey
Barbara Lucey
Accountant
Dianne Mapp-Cheek
Dianne Mapp-Cheek
Production Coordinator
Sherry McBride
Sherry McBride
Catering
Ron Mitchell
Ron Mitchell
Production Assistant
Bonna Newman
Bonna Newman
Production Assistant
Gary Chason
Gary Chason
Casting Director
Karoly Balazs
Karoly Balazs
Makeup & Hair
Craig Busch
Craig Busch
Props
Walter Donohue
Walter Donohue
Story Editor

Trailers and other movies

Trailer
Official UK Rerelease Trailer
UK Trailer 2
The Opening Scene

Posters and backgrounds

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