They didn't want to kill him. They just wanted a story.
On location in Portugal, a film crew runs out of film while making their own version of Roger Corman's The Day the World Ended (1956). The producer is nowhere to be found and director Munro attempts to find him in hopes of being able to finish the film.
Director: Wim Wenders
Writer: Robert Kramer, Josh Wallace, Wim Wenders
Producer: Chris Sievernich, Wim Wenders
Director of Photography: Henri Alekan, Fred Murphy, Martin Schäfer
Anna
Joan
Mark
Robert
Julia
Jane
Friedrich Munro
Dennis
DER STAND DER DINGE - Trailer ( 1982 )