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Alice in the Cities
| Rating: | No Rating |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Release Date: | January 1, 1974 |
| Running time: | 110 minutes |
| Cast: | Rüdiger Vogler, Yella Rottländer, Lisa Kreuzer, Edda Köchl, Ernest Boehm |
| Director: | Wim Wenders |
| Producer: | Peter Genée |
| Writer: | Veith von Fürstenberg |
| Distributor: | Pacific Arts |
Description: Alice in the Cities (Alice in den Städten) was the first of German director Wim Wenders' films to be lensed in part in the United States. Phillip (Rüdiger Vogler) is a roving German reporter who, after a chance encounter with an elusive American woman, reluctantly accepts temporary custody of little Alice (Yella Rottländer). Phillip takes Alice in hand on a trek across Germany to locate the girl's grandmother. The plot takes second place to Wenders' fascination with the contrast between the neon-and-billboard ambience of the U.S. and the rolling hills and industrial pockets of Deutschland. Alice in the Cities was the first of Wenders' road trilogy; the follow-ups were Wrong Move (1975) and Kings of the Road (1976), both also starring Rüdiger Vogler.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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