Movie
Paris, Texas
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1984-07-16
- Runtime
- 145 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Road Movies, Argos films, WDR, Channel Four Films, Pro-ject Filmproduktion
- Country
- United Kingdom, Germany, France
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Harry Dean Stanton as Travis
- Nastassja Kinski as Jane
- Dean Stockwell as Walt
- Hunter Carson as Hunter
- Aurore Clément as Anne
- Bernhard Wicki as Doctor Ulmer
- Sam Berry as Gas Station Attendant
- Claresie Mobley as Car Rental Clerk
- Viva as Woman on TV
- Socorro Valdez as Carmelita
- Edward Fayton as Hunter's Friend
- Justin Hogg as Hunter (Age 3)
Crew
- Wim Wenders - Director
- Sam Shepard - Writer
- L.M. Kit Carson - Writer
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