The State of Things (film)

The State of Things
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWim Wenders
Written by
Produced byChris Sievernich
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by
Music byJürgen Knieper
Distributed byGray City (US) Axiom Films (UK and Ireland)
Release dates
  • September 1982 (1982-09) (VFF)
  • 18 February 1983 (1983-02-18) (U.S.)
Running time
124 minutes
CountryWest Germany
Languages
  • English
  • French
  • Portuguese

The State of Things (German: Der Stand der Dinge) is a 1982 road movie film directed by Wim Wenders. It tells the story of a film crew stuck in Portugal after the production runs out of film stock and money. The director travels to Los Angeles in search of his missing producer.