Alice in the Cities
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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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Cast
20 people
Rüdiger Vogler
Philip Winter
Known for
OSS 117: Lost in Rio
Kings of the Road
Yella Rottländer
Alice van Damm
Also in
The Scarlet Letter
Faraway, So Close!
Lisa Kreuzer
Lisa van Damm
Known for
Dark
The American Friend
Edda Köchl
Angela
Also in
Summer in the City
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
Ernest Boehm
Publisher
No other roles listed
Sam Presti
Car Dealer
No other roles listed
Lois Moran
Airport Hostess
Also in
The Late Mathias Pascal
Behind That Curtain
Didi Petrikat
Woman at Swimming Park
Hans Hirschmüller
Police Officer
Known for
The Merchant of Four Seasons
Katzelmacher
Sibylle Baier
Woman on Ferry
Mirko
Boy Singing Next to Jukebox
Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry (archive footage) (uncredited)
Also in
Chuck Berry in Concert
Bert Stern - Original Madman
Wim Wenders Director · Veith von Fürstenberg Screenplay Irmin Schmidt Composer
United States release October 8, 1974 · Produced in Germany · Languages Dutch, English, German
Production
Filmverlag der Autoren
Production
WDR
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Wim Wenders Stiftung
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Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Production
Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Alice in den Städten
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
Dutch · English · German
Release dates
Germany · March 3, 1974
TV
Germany · May 17, 1974
Theatrical
United States · October 8, 1974
Premiere · New York Film Festival
Denmark
May 17, 1974 · Limited theatrical
Finland
May 17, 1974 · Limited theatrical
France
May 25, 1977 · Theatrical
March 14, 2018 · Theatrical · Restoration (rerelease)
India
April 12, 2024 · Digital · MUBI
February 6, 2025 · Premiere · The India Tour
Japan
November 19, 1988 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 26, 2008 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 17, 1974 · Limited theatrical
Thailand
October 10, 2025 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival
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