Until the End of the World (Bis ans Ende der Welt)

1992

Until the End of the World (Bis ans Ende der Welt)

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Movie Info

Director Wim Wenders' road movie---set in 1999 as the planet faces annihilation---follows a globe-trotting American (William Hurt) on a mission. Solveig Dommartin. Fitzpatrick: Sam Neill. Hanry: Max von Sydow. Edith: Jeanne Moreau. Philip: Ruiger Volger. Burt: Ernie Dingo. Chico: Chick Ortega. Coauthored by Wim Wenders.

Rating:

R
Genre:

Art House & International, Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Directed By:

Wim Wenders
Written By:

Michael Almereyda, Peter Carey, Wim Wenders
In Theaters:

Jun 1, 1992 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Jul 22, 1992
Runtime:

279 minutes
Studio:

Warner Home Video

Cast

Solveig Dommartin
as Claire Tourneur

William Hurt
as Trevor Mc Phee

Sam Neill
as Gene Fitzpatrick

Jeanne Moreau
as Edith Farber

Rüdiger Vogler
as Phillip Winter

Ernie Dingo
as Burt

Critic Reviews for Until the End of the World (Bis ans Ende der Welt)

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
Top Critic
Watching it now, even with its dull patches, it seems like a miracle.

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

Jordan Hoffman
Guardian
Top Critic
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
Top Critic
[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
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March 18, 2005 | Rating: 3/5

Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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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 and Practice
Contains a few spectacular moments, but feels misguided overall.

April 4, 2003 | Rating: 3/5

Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner

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Audience Reviews for Until the End of the World (Bis ans Ende der Welt)

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