Before Sunrise
“Can the greatest romance of your life last only one night?”
An unexpected meeting on a train leads two travelers to spend an evening wandering through Vienna. As the night unfolds, they share stories and conversations about life and love, exploring new ideas while a quiet intimacy grows between them, knowing it may be their only night together.
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3 films
Cast
30 people
Ethan Hawke
Jesse
Known for
The Purge
Moon Knight
Julie Delpy
Céline
Known for
Three Colors: White
Waking Life
Andrea Eckert
Wife on Train
Known for
Wonderfully Beautiful
Hanno Pöschl
Husband on Train
Known for
Revanche
Querelle
Karl Bruckschwaiger
Guy on Bridge
Also in
At Swim-Two-Birds
Tex Rubinowitz
Guy on Bridge
Also in
Inspector Rex
Erni Mangold
Palm Reader
Known for
3096 Days
North Face
Dominik Castell
Street Poet
Also in
All Is Forgiven
Inspector Rex
Haymon Maria Buttinger
Bartender
Known for
Hagazussa
Dracula
Harold Waiglein
Guitarist in Club
No other roles listed
Bilge Jeschim
Belly Dancer
No other roles listed
Kurti
Percussionist
Richard Linklater Director · Kim Krizan Writer Fred Frith Composer
Worldwide gross $6M · Budget $2.5M · United States release January 27, 1995
Box office
Budget
$2,500,000
Worldwide gross
$5,987,386
Gross vs. budget
2.4×
Production
Castle Rock Entertainment
Production
Detour Filmproduction
Production
Filmhaus Films
Production
Columbia Pictures
Studio · Production
Filmhaus Wien
Production
Austria · United States · Switzerland
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · German
Release dates
United States · January 19, 1995
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · January 27, 1995
Theatrical
United States · July 18, 1995
Physical · VHS
United States
February 28, 2017 · Physical · The Criterion Collection (Before Trilogy)
August 1, 2020 · Digital · HBO Max
Argentina
April 13, 1995 · Theatrical
February 12, 2026 · Theatrical · Reestreno
Australia
May 18, 1995 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 27, 1995 · Theatrical
June 12, 2026 · Theatrical · Relançamento
Chile
August 1, 1995 · Theatrical
Denmark
April 28, 1995 · Theatrical
Estonia
August 7, 2025 · Premiere · tARTuff Tartu Love Film Festival
Finland
July 14, 1995 · Theatrical
France
March 29, 1995 · Theatrical
Germany
February 14, 1995 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
March 30, 1995 · Theatrical
Greece
January 12, 1996 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 18, 1995 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 5, 1995 · Theatrical
Italy
April 14, 1995 · Theatrical
Japan
September 2, 1995 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 9, 2005 · Physical · DVD, Blu-ray
October 2, 2010 · TV · SBS 6
Poland
July 14, 1995 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 12, 1995 · Theatrical
Spain
May 3, 1995 · Theatrical · ICAA 33795
Sweden
March 31, 1995 · Theatrical
Switzerland
March 31, 1995 · Theatrical
Türkiye
May 19, 1995 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 20, 1995 · Theatrical
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