Lightning Over Water (1980)
- Starring:
- Nicholas Ray, Wim Wenders, (more)
- Director(s):
- Nicholas Ray, Wim Wenders
- Category:
- Documentary
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Lightning Over Water is a penetrating documentary of the last days of cult film director Nicholas Ray. The film was lovingly assembled by Wim Wenders, whose idolatry of Ray is obvious in virtually every frame of his own work. Dying slowly of cancer, Ray reflects on a lifetime of accomplishments, failures and compromises, with plenty of screen time given over to his reminiscences of Joan Crawford, James Dean and others who appeared in his films. Most of the film was lensed in Ray's modest New York City loft, a sharp and poignant contrast to the comparative luxury of his Hollywood years. Lightning Over Water has also been released as Nick's Film. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 90 mins
Complete Cast:
- Nicholas Ray - Nicholas Ray
- Gerry Bamman - Gerry Bamman
- Pierre Cottrell - Pierre Cottrell
- Craig T. Nelson - Craig Nelson
- Edward Lachman - Edward Lachman
- Chris Sievernich - Chris Sievernich
- Wim Wenders - Wim Wenders
- Ronee Blakely - Ronee Blakley
- Tommy Farrell - Tom Farrell
- Becky Johnston - Becky Johnston
- Martin Schäfer - Martin Schafer
- Director(s):
- Wim Wenders, Nicholas Ray
- Writer(s):
- Wim Wenders, Nicholas Ray
- Producer(s):
- Wim Wenders, Pierre Cottrell, Chris Sievernich
- Categories:
- Documentary
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