Paris, Texas

1984 · directed by Wim Wenders

Rating

95/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

BFI Top 100, Palme d'Or, Criterion

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.

Paris, Texas (1984), directed by Wim Wenders, rates 95/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Harry Dean Stanton
• Nastassja Kinski
• Dean Stockwell
• Hunter Carson
• Aurore Clément
• Bernhard Wicki
• Sam Berry
• Claresie Mobley
• Viva
• Socorro Valdez

Crew

• Robby Müller — Director of Photography
• Peter Przygodda — Editor
• Ry Cooder — Original Music Composer
• Sam Shepard — Writer

More from Wim Wenders

1. Kings of the Road (1976) — 85/100 · hit
2. The Salt of the Earth (2014) — 85/100 · hit
3. Wings of Desire (1987) — 82/100 · hit
4. Alice in the Cities (1974) — 82/100 · hit
5. Perfect Days (2023) — 82/100 · hit
6. Pina (2011) — 81/100 · hit

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