Directed by:
Wim WendersScreenplay:
Peter HandkeCinematography:
Robby MüllerComposer:
Jürgen KnieperCast:
Rüdiger Vogler, Hanna Schygulla, Hans Christian Blech, Peter Kern, Ivan Desny, Nastassja Kinski, Marianne Hoppe, Lisa KreuzerVOD (2)
Plots(1)
Following their successful collaboration on The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty Kick, Wim Wenders and playwright Peter Handke reunite for a road movie about a young man who embarks on a journey across Germany in order to find his voice as a writer. Introspective and seemingly without personality, he encounters a series of eccentric characters, (including a very young Nastassja Kinski) who draw Wilhelm into their worlds. Loosely based on Goethe's landmark novel, "Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship", Wenders once again shows his mastery over the road movie genre and creates a brilliant character study of one man's alienation from the world around him. (British Film Institute (BFI))
(more)Cast
![Rüdiger Vogler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275020_194509.jpg)
Rüdiger Vogler
German Empire
Best movies:
Kings of the Road (1976)
Alice in the Cities (1974)
Die Kinderklinik (1993) (series)
![Hanna Schygulla](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/982/164982607_1e01f8.jpg)
Hanna Schygulla
German Empire
Best movies:
Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Hunting Scenes from Bavaria (1969)
![Hans Christian Blech](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/320/163320912_fb9498.jpg)
Hans Christian Blech
German Empire
Best movies:
Der Zauberberg (1982)
The Longest Day (1962)
Via Mala (1985) (series)
![Peter Kern](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/966/157966816_759b2b.jpg)
Peter Kern
Austria
Best movies:
The Stationmaster's Wife (1977) (TV movie)
Die Wildente (1976)
Fox and His Friends (1975)
![Ivan Desny](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278466_8c2e5b.jpg)
Ivan Desny
China
Best movies:
Bon Voyage! (1962)
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
![Nastassja Kinski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/759/168759222_grbyt9.jpg)
Nastassja Kinski
West Germany
Best movies:
Paris, Texas (1984)
Il sole anche di notte (1990)
Faraway, So Close! (1993)
![Marianne Hoppe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/359/359113_d82077.jpg)
Marianne Hoppe
German Empire
Best movies:
Treasure of Silver Lake (1962)
Ten Little Indians (1965)
The Wrong Movement (1975)
![Lisa Kreuzer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/320/167320481_36e52c.jpg)
Lisa Kreuzer
Germany
Best movies:
Kings of the Road (1976)
Alice in the Cities (1974)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)