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Lightning Over Water

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.

Top Cast

  • Wim Wenders

    Wim Wenders

    Self

  • Nicholas Ray

    Nicholas Ray

    Self

  • Susan Ray

    Susan Ray

    Self

  • Tom Farrell

    Tom Farrell

    Self

  • Ronee Blakley

    Ronee Blakley

    Self

  • Gerry Bamman

    Gerry Bamman

    Self

  • Pierre Cottrell

    Pierre Cottrell

    Self

  • Stefan Czapsky

    Stefan Czapsky

    Self

  • Mitch Dubin

    Mitch Dubin

    Self

Overview

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.

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