Principal cast
Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell, Hunter Carson and Aurore Clément
Film 255 of 498 on the Screen Path
Paris, Texas
A place for dreams. A place for heartbreak. A place to pick up the pieces.
About the film
Paris, Texas at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1984 film at stop 255 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.
Key craft credits
Robby Müller (director of photography), Peter Przygodda (editor), Ry Cooder (original music composer) and Kate Altman (art direction)
- Director
- Wim Wenders
- Release
- 1984-07-16
- Runtime
- 145 minutes
- Genres
- Drama
- Country
- Germany
- Quiz
- 20 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 20 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
20 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Harry Dean StantonCharacter: Travis
- Nastassja KinskiCharacter: Jane
- Dean StockwellCharacter: Walt
- Hunter CarsonCharacter: Hunter
- Aurore ClémentCharacter: Anne
- Bernhard WickiCharacter: Doctor Ulmer
- Sam BerryCharacter: Gas Station Attendant
- Claresie MobleyCharacter: Car Rental Clerk
- VivaCharacter: Woman on TV
- Socorro ValdezCharacter: Carmelita
- Edward FaytonCharacter: Hunter's Friend
- Justin HoggCharacter: Hunter (Age 3)
Full crew
Full crew
- Wim WendersCredits: Director, Producer
- Sam ShepardCredits: Writer
- Robby MüllerCredits: Director of Photography
- Birgitta BjerkeCredits: Costume Design
- Anatole DaumanCredits: Producer
- Don GuestCredits: Producer
- Kate AltmanCredits: Art Direction
- Chris SievernichCredits: Executive Producer
- Ry CooderCredits: Original Music Composer
- Peter PrzygoddaCredits: Editor
- Douglas AxtellCredits: Boom Operator
- Karoly BalazsCredits: Makeup & Hair
- Walter DonohueCredits: Story Editor
- Craig BuschCredits: Props, Assistant Property Master
- Gary ChasonCredits: Casting Director
- Karen KochCredits: Production Manager
- Pascale DaumanCredits: Associate Producer
- Joachim von MengershausenCredits: Commissioning Editor
- Greg GardinerCredits: Gaffer
- Robert K. FeldmannCredits: Grip, Key Grip
- Hartmut EichgrünCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Udo HeilandCredits: Post-Production Manager
- Agnès GodardCredits: First Assistant Camera
- Claire DenisCredits: Assistant Director
- Anne KuljianCredits: Set Decoration
- Anne SchneeCredits: Assistant Editor
- Martin SchäferCredits: Camera Operator
- Pim TjujermanCredits: First Assistant Camera
- Barbara von WeitershausenCredits: Thanks
- Helen CaldwellCredits: Script Supervisor
- Michael HelfandCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Kimberly BuckleyCredits: Property Master
- Sheila PossnerCredits: Casting Coordinator
- Dean LentCredits: Production Assistant
- Arthur BlumCredits: Best Boy Grip
- Scott KirbyCredits: Production Assistant
- Lorrie BrownCredits: Assistant Art Director
- Kevin GalbraithCredits: Electrician
- Roberta ElkinsCredits: Wardrobe Assistant
- Allison AndersCredits: Production Assistant
- Patric KreuzerCredits: Production Assistant
- Sherry McBrideCredits: Catering
- Barbara LuceyCredits: Accountant
- Ron MitchellCredits: Production Assistant
- Scott GuthrieCredits: Best Boy Electric
- Susan ElkinsCredits: Location Manager
- Jean-Paul MugelCredits: Sound Mixer
- Dianne Mapp-CheekCredits: Production Coordinator
- Robin HollandCredits: Still Photographer
- Dominique AuvrayCredits: Sound Editor
- James ThompsonCredits: Location Manager
- Bonna NewmanCredits: Production Assistant
- Lynn BrisbinCredits: Driver
- Homer AlbinCredits: Driver
- Al CantuCredits: Driver
- Tom KeltonCredits: Driver
- Richard PadgettCredits: Driver
- B.J. SmithCredits: Driver
- L.M. Kit CarsonCredits: Adaptation
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