Lightning Over Water
1980 · Movie · 91 min · ★ 6.7 · 62% critics
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.
Also known as Nick's Film: Lightning Over Water · Nick's Movie (Lightning Over Water)
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Details
- Years
- 1980
- Release date
- 1980-10-01
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (32 votes)
- Budget
- $700,000
Cast & crew
Wim Wenders
as Self
Nicholas Ray
as Self
- SR
Susan Ray
as Self
Tom Farrell
as Self
Ronee Blakley
as Self
Gerry Bamman
as Self
- PC
Pierre Cottrell
as Self
Stefan Czapsky
as Self
- MD
Mitch Dubin
as Self
- BJ
Becky Johnston
as Self
Directed by Wim Wenders, Nicholas Ray