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. cast: Gerry Bamman .... Gerry Bamman / Ronee Blakley .... Ronee Blakley / Pierre Cottrell .... Pierre Cottrell / Stefan Czapsky .... Stephan Czapsky / Mitch Dubin .... Mitch Dubin / Tom Farrell .... Tom Farrell / Becky Johnston .... Becky Johnston / Tom Kaufman .... Tom Kaufman / Nicholas Ray .... Nicholas Ray / Wim Wenders .... Wim Wenders. Runtime: 91 min Country: Sweden / West Germany Language: English Colour
Also Known As: Nick's Film - Lightning Over Water (1980) (West Germany) Nicks Movie (1980) (West Germany)
