Until the End of the World

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Until the End of the World

R

1991

2h 37m

Sci-Fi

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While trying to find a cure for his wife's blindness, Dr. Farber has created a device that allows the user to send images directly to the brain, enabling the blind to see. The creation and operation of such a machine is in stark contrast to a deteriorating global situation, where the continued existence of mankind is under threat from a nuclear-powered satellite that is falling toward earth.

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Sam Weisberg

Village Voice

Sep 3, 2015

Before, one left the theater befuddled; one now leaves the theater equally befuddled but also moved, even genuinely disturbed.

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Jordan Hoffman

Guardian

Aug 27, 2015

5/5

Watching it now, even with its dull patches, it seems like a miracle.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

2/4

The movie itself, unfortunately, is not as compelling as the tempest that went into its making.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Aug 24, 2023

4/5

…more of a mood piece than a compelling story…

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Charles Mudede

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

Aug 22, 2018

[A] sci-fi masterpiece.

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Vanessa Letts

The Spectator

Jul 25, 2018

The film is funny, and the story has all the logic -- or illogic -- of a dream. It never aspires to anything more concrete.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 22, 2026

Until The End of the World = a 4.5 star Movie!

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W. W. W

@Witt2k9 Aug 9, 2026

too long as a movie!

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Mireille T

@RT34033469 Jul 14, 2026

I m watching the directors cut( 5 hour version) i am exactly half point,and i just can t continue. I see a badly made and acted movie,im not an expert for sure,but at my age that other 2 and half hour will never be known to me,my time has become just too precious.

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g j

@g.username Mar 20, 2025

What should be beautiful and profound is pumped up and bloated into something ridiculously over-indulgent, that is oddly forgettable as a consequence.

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Mr P

@RT11302800 Aug 26, 2024

It is a masterpiece, for all it's faults it is genuinely incredible. I challenge anyone not to be moved on some level. ... this review is based on full 4hr+ version

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santana !

@RT31087214 Oct 27, 2023

fascinating and transportive watched the 280 minute cut

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Synopsis

While trying to find a cure for his wife's blindness, Dr. Farber has created a device that allows the user to send images directly to the brain, enabling the blind to see. The creation and operation of such a machine is in stark contrast to a deteriorating global situation, where the continued existence of mankind is under threat from a nuclear-powered satellite that is falling toward earth.

Director: Wim Wenders
Producer: Ulrich Felsberg, Jonathan T. Taplin
Screenwriter: Wim Wenders, Peter Carey, Solveig Dommartin
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Brothers, Village Roadshow Prod.
Rating: R
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 3, 1991, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $662.2K
Runtime: 2h 37m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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