Alice in the Cities

Name: Alice in the Cities
Genre: Drama
Released: 1974-05-17
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Rüdiger Vogler, Yella Rottländer, Lisa Kreuzer, Edda Köchl, Ernest Boehm

1974·Movie·110 min·★ 7.7(363)

Drama

German journalist Philip Winter has a case of writer’s block when trying to write an article about the United States. He decides to return to Germany, and while trying to book a flight, encounters a German woman and her nine year old daughter Alice doing the same. The three become friends (almost out of necessity) and while the mother asks Winter to mind Alice temporarily, it quickly becomes apparent that Alice will be his responsibility for longer than he expected.

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Can I watch Alice in the Cities in United States? Yes — you can stream Alice in the Cities in United States on Criterion Channel, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store.

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United States	Criterion Channel	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
United Kingdom	Curzon Amazon Channel	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Curzon Home Cinema
Canada	Criterion Channel	Apple TV Store, YouTube
Australia	—	Fetch TV
Germany	Amazon Arthaus Channel, Arthaus+ Apple TV channel, Arthaus+	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
France	—	Orange VOD, Canal VOD, Sooner
Spain	Amazon Prime Video, Acontra Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Tivify	Amazon Video, Acontra Plus
Japan	U-NEXT	—

About Alice in the Cities

Alice in the Cities is a 1974 German-language drama film directed by Wim Wenders. The cast is led by Rüdiger Vogler, Yella Rottländer, Lisa Kreuzer. It has a runtime of 1h 50m. Viewers rate it 7.7/10 across 400 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Criterion Channel.

Alice in the Cities was produced by Filmverlag der Autoren, WDR, and Wim Wenders Stiftung and made in Germany. It was released on May 17, 1974.

Director: Wim Wenders
Writers: Wim Wenders, Veith von Fürstenberg
Release date: May 17, 1974
Original language: German
Status: Released
Country: Germany
Production: Filmverlag der Autoren, WDR, Wim Wenders Stiftung

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Alice in the Cities cast & crew

Alice in the Cities was directed by Wim Wenders and written by Wim Wenders and Veith von Fürstenberg.

The cast features Rüdiger Vogler as Philip Winter, Yella Rottländer as Alice van Damm, Lisa Kreuzer as Lisa van Damm, Edda Köchl as Angela, Ernest Boehm as Publisher, and Sam Presti as Car Dealer.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Irmin Schmidt, cinematography is by Robby Müller, and it was produced by Joachim von Mengershausen and Wim Wenders.

Is Alice in the Cities worth watching?

Alice in the Cities holds an audience score of 7.7/10 from 363 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed drama films.

At 1h 50m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, Alice in the Cities is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Alice in the Cities

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