Lightning Over Water (1980)
1h 31m
Running Time
October 1, 1980Release Date
Lightning Over Water (1980)
1h 31m
Running Time
October 1, 1980Release Date
Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.

Currently Lightning Over Water is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Wim Wenders
Self / Director / Writer / Producer / Editor

Nicholas Ray
Self / Director / Writer

Susan Ray
Self

Tom Farrell
Self

Ronee Blakley
Self / Music

Gerry Bamman
Self

Pierre Cottrell
Self / Producer

Stefan Czapsky
Self / Gaffer

Mitch Dubin
Self / Assistant Camera

Becky Johnston
Self

Tom Kaufman
Self

Pat Kirck
Self / Assistant Director

Edward Lachman
Self / Director of Photography

Martin Müller
Self / Sound Designer

Craig Nelson
Self

Timothy Ray
Self / Assistant Camera

Martin Schäfer
Self / Director of Photography / Camera Operator

Chris Sievernich
Self / Producer

Jim Jarmusch
Self (uncredited)

Peter Przygodda
Self (uncredited) / Editor

Maryte Kavaliauskas
Sound Designer

Gary Steele
Sound Designer

Hiroaki 'Zom' Yamamoto
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Renée Gundelach
Executive Producer
Media.

Details.
Wiki.
Lightning Over Water, also known as Nick's Film, is a 1980 West German-Swedish documentary-drama film written, directed by and starring Wim Wenders and Nicholas Ray. It centers on the last days of Ray's own life, who was already known worldwide for his 1955 classic film Rebel Without a Cause. It was screened out of competition at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival.
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