Until the End of the World

1991, Sci-fi, 2h 37m

17 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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Movie Info

While trying to find a cure for his wife's blindness, Dr. Farber has created a device that allows the user to send images directly to the brain, enabling the blind to see. The creation and operation of such a machine is in stark contrast to a deteriorating global situation, where the continued existence of mankind is under threat from a nuclear powered satellite that is falling toward earth.

Rating:

R
Genre:

sci-fi
Original Language:

English
Director:

Wim Wenders
Producer:

Ulrich Felsberg, Jonathan T. Taplin
Writer:

Wim Wenders, Peter Carey, Solveig Dommartin
Release Date (Theaters):

Jan 3, 1991 wide
Box Office (Gross USA):

$662.2K
Runtime:

2h 37m
Production Co:

Warner Brothers, Village Roadshow Prod.
Sound Mix:

Surround, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio:

Flat (1.85:1)

Cast & Crew

William Hurt
Sam Farber

Solveig Dommartin
Claire Tourneur

Sam Neill
Eugene Fitzpatrick

Max von Sydow
Henry Farber

Rudiger Vogler
Phillip Winter

Ernie Dingo
Burt

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Critic Reviews for Until the End of the World

All Critics (17) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (15) | Rotten (2)

Before, one left the theater befuddled; one now leaves the theater equally befuddled but also moved, even genuinely disturbed.

September 3, 2015 | Full Review…

Sam Weisberg
Village Voice
Watching it now, even with its dull patches, it seems like a miracle.

August 27, 2015 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…

Jordan Hoffman
Guardian
Quote not available.

January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Kathleen Maher
Austin Chronicle
The movie itself, unfortunately, is not as compelling as the tempest that went into its making.

January 1, 2000 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
[A] sci-fi masterpiece.

August 22, 2018 | Full Review…

Charles Mudede
The Stranger (Seattle, WA)
The film is funny, and the story has all the logic -- or illogic -- of a dream. It never aspires to anything more concrete.

July 25, 2018 | Full Review…

Vanessa Letts
The Spectator
What appears to be a cosmopolitan picaresque moves from moment to moment to momentousness,.. Wenders' dream is only just now released in an integral, near-5-hour walkabout... A great and poetic and caring film has arrived at last.

November 18, 2015 | Full Review…

Ray Pride
Newcity
Much of Wenders' sprawling saga is absurd, and some of it pretentious, yet set in 199, this film, like all of his previous work, raises interesting questions about the role of modern technology and its impact on identity and interpersonal communication.

January 11, 2008 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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November 5, 2007 | Rating: 3/5

Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
Quote not available.

March 18, 2005 | Rating: 3/5

Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Quote not available.

August 21, 2003 | Rating: 4/5

John Esther
Pasadena Weekly
Thought-provoking romp by German film director Wim Wenders, a global hopping cinematic philisopher.

July 18, 2003 | Full Review…

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality & Practice

Before, one left the theater befuddled; one now leaves the theater equally befuddled but also moved, even genuinely disturbed.

September 3, 2015 | Full Review…

Sam Weisberg
Village Voice
Watching it now, even with its dull patches, it seems like a miracle.

August 27, 2015 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…

Jordan Hoffman
Guardian
Quote not available.

January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Kathleen Maher
Austin Chronicle
The movie itself, unfortunately, is not as compelling as the tempest that went into its making.

January 1, 2000 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
[A] sci-fi masterpiece.

August 22, 2018 | Full Review…

Charles Mudede
The Stranger (Seattle, WA)
The film is funny, and the story has all the logic -- or illogic -- of a dream. It never aspires to anything more concrete.

July 25, 2018 | Full Review…

Vanessa Letts
The Spectator
What appears to be a cosmopolitan picaresque moves from moment to moment to momentousness,.. Wenders' dream is only just now released in an integral, near-5-hour walkabout... A great and poetic and caring film has arrived at last.

November 18, 2015 | Full Review…

Ray Pride
Newcity
Much of Wenders' sprawling saga is absurd, and some of it pretentious, yet set in 199, this film, like all of his previous work, raises interesting questions about the role of modern technology and its impact on identity and interpersonal communication.

January 11, 2008 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
Quote not available.

November 5, 2007 | Rating: 3/5

Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
Quote not available.

March 18, 2005 | Rating: 3/5

Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Quote not available.

August 21, 2003 | Rating: 4/5

John Esther
Pasadena Weekly
Thought-provoking romp by German film director Wim Wenders, a global hopping cinematic philisopher.

July 18, 2003 | Full Review…

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality & Practice

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Audience Reviews for Until the End of the World

Dec 09, 2009

German film director Wim Wenders was always a heavy-duty rock n' roll fan and saw to it that his films included music that reflected this love. Rock musicians, even notably ornery ones like Lou Reed, acquiesced to Wenders' request. Probably because when you speak in German, you sound particularly threatening.

Arianeta L Super Reviewer
May 12, 2008

Normally I prefer a 'director's cut' of a film but this time I'll take the edited down version gladly. Four and a half hours is just too damn long for a road trip drama even if some of the ideas in it are akin to great films like Brainstorm. So 4 stars for the two and a half hour version and barely 3 for the 'test of endurance' version.

A.D. V Super Reviewer
Mar 10, 2007

long, but well worth it

Cindy C Super Reviewer