

The End of Violence
1997-09-12 · 121 min · ★ 5.4
In Hollywood, the lives of a successful film producer, his wife, a police detective and a surveillance agent intersect after a botched abduction.
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Production details
- Directors
- Wim Wenders
- Production companies
- Kintop Pictures, CiBy 2000, Road Movies, ARD Degeto, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Countries
- Germany, United States of America, France
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 5,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 386,673
Top Cast
Bill PullmanMike
Andie MacDowellPaige
Gabriel ByrneRay
Loren Dean"Doc"
Traci LindCat
Daniel BenzaliPhelps
K. Todd FreemanSix
John DiehlLowell
Pruitt Taylor VinceFrank Cray
Peter HortonBrian
Udo KierZoltan
Enrique CastilloRamon
Nicole Ari ParkerAde
Rosalind ChaoClaire
Marisol Padilla SánchezMathilda
Marshall BellCall
Frederic ForrestMacDermot
Samuel FullerLouis
Chris DouridasTechnician
Soledad St. HilaireAnitaTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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