Documentary · Germany · 1980 · 1h 31m

Lightning Over Water

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Director
Nicholas RayWim Wenders
Cast
Wim Wenders as Self Nicholas Ray as Self Susan Ray as Self Tom Farrell as Self Ronee Blakley as Self Gerry Bamman as Self
Crew
Martin Schäfer — Director of Photography Edward Lachman — Director of Photography Peter Przygodda — Editor Wim Wenders — Editor Wim Wenders — Writer Nicholas Ray — Writer
Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Nicholas Ray Director Wim Wenders Director Martin Schäfer Director of Photography Edward Lachman Director of Photography Peter Przygodda Editor Wim Wenders Editor Wim Wenders Writer Nicholas Ray Writer Wim Wenders Producer Pierre Cottrell Producer Chris Sievernich Producer
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