The End of Violence
“Nothing Lasts Forever.”
In Hollywood, the lives of a successful film producer, his wife, a police detective and a surveillance agent intersect after a botched abduction.
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Cast
36 people
Bill Pullman
Mike
Known for
Independence Day
Spaceballs
Andie MacDowell
Paige
Known for
Groundhog Day
Maid
Gabriel Byrne
Ray
Known for
The Usual Suspects
Hereditary
Loren Dean
"Doc"
Known for
Gattaca
Ad Astra
Traci Lind
Cat
Known for
Fright Night Part 2
Class of 1999
Daniel Benzali
Phelps
Known for
Murder at 1600
Jericho
K. Todd Freeman
Six
Known for
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
John Diehl
Lowell
Known for
Miami Vice
Jurassic Park III
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Frank Cray
Known for
The Legend of 1900
Constantine
Peter Horton
Brian
Known for
Children of the Corn
2 Days in the Valley
Udo Kier
Zoltan
Known for
Hunters
Blade
Enrique Castillo
Ramon
Known for
Weeds
Bound by Honor
Wim Wenders Director · Nicholas Klein Writer Ry Cooder Composer
Worldwide gross $387K · Budget $5M · United States release September 12, 1997
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Worldwide gross
$386,673
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
Kintop Pictures
Production
CiBy 2000
Production
Road Movies
Production
ARD Degeto
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
Road Movies Filmproduktion
Production
Germany · United States · France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
France · May 11, 1997
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · September 12, 1997
Theatrical
Czechia
September 10, 1998 · Theatrical
France
October 11, 2025 · Digital · France•tv
October 11, 2025 · TV · Culturebox (France•4)
Germany
October 26, 1997 · Premiere · Hof International Film Festival
November 27, 1997 · Theatrical
Poland
March 13, 1998 · Theatrical
January 8, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
June 19, 1998 · Theatrical
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