France / May 19, 1984 / Cannes Film Festival
A place for dreams. A place for heartbreak. A place to pick up the pieces.
2h 25min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Claresie Mobley | Car Rental Clerk |
| Viva | Woman on TV |
| Socorro Valdez | Carmelita |
| Edward Fayton | Hunter's Friend |
| Justin Hogg | Hunter (Age 3) |
| Tom Farrell | Screaming Man |
| John Lurie | 'Slater' |
| Jeni Vici | 'Stretch' |
| Sally Norvell | 'Nurse Bibs' |
| Sharon Menzel | Comedienne |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Paris, Texas |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Español |
| Production countries | United Kingdom, Germany, France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Road Movies, Argos films, WDR, Channel Four Films, Pro-ject Filmproduktion |
| Release date | 16 luglio 1984 |
| Executive producer | Chris Sievernich |
| Production | Don Guest, Anatole Dauman, Pascale Dauman, Wim Wenders |
| Writer | Sam Shepard, L.M. Kit Carson, Walter Donohue |
| Casting | Gary Chason |
| Editing | Peter Przygodda, Anne Schnee |
| Cinematography | Robby Müller, Agnès Godard, Martin Schäfer, Robert K. Feldmann, Pim Tjujerman, Arthur Blum, Robin Holland |
| Assistant directors | Claire Denis, Michael Helfand, Wim Wenders, Helen Caldwell |
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| Lighting | Greg Gardiner, Kevin Galbraith, Scott Guthrie |
| Camera operators | Martin Schäfer, Robby Müller, Agnès Godard, Robert K. Feldmann, Pim Tjujerman, Arthur Blum, Robin Holland |
| Additional photography | Robby Müller, Agnès Godard, Martin Schäfer, Robert K. Feldmann, Pim Tjujerman, Arthur Blum, Robin Holland |
| Production design | Kate Altman, Craig Busch, Anne Kuljian, Lorrie Brown, Kimberly Buckley |
| Art direction | Kate Altman, Lorrie Brown, Craig Busch, Anne Kuljian, Kimberly Buckley |
| Set decoration | Anne Kuljian, Kate Altman, Craig Busch, Lorrie Brown, Kimberly Buckley |
| Music | Ry Cooder, Douglas Axtell, Hartmut Eichgrün, Dominique Auvray, Jean-Paul Mugel |
| Sound | Ry Cooder, Douglas Axtell, Hartmut Eichgrün, Dominique Auvray, Jean-Paul Mugel |
| Costume design | Birgitta Bjerke, Karoly Balazs, Roberta Elkins |
| Makeup | Birgitta Bjerke, Karoly Balazs, Roberta Elkins |
| Hairstyling | Birgitta Bjerke, Karoly Balazs, Roberta Elkins |
| Budget | 1.750.000 € |
| Revenue | 2.181.987 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Canada / Sep 14, 1984 / Toronto International Film Festival
United States / Oct 14, 1984 / New York Film Festival
Italy / Dec 05, 1984 / Turin
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Türkiye / Apr 27, 1985 / Istanbul Film Festival
Japan / Jun 01, 1985 / Tokyo International Film Festival
Mexico / Dec 04, 1985 / C / XVIII Muestra Internacional de Cine
Greece / Nov 18, 2006 / Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Bulgaria / Mar 06, 2007 / Sofia International Film Festival
Czechia / Mar 27, 2009 / Febio Film Festival
Israel / Jul 12, 2014 / Jerusalem Film Festival
Poland / Jul 25, 2014 / New Horizons Film Festival
Netherlands / Sep 14, 2014 / Film by the Sea Film Festival
Taiwan / Nov 20, 2014 / Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Germany / Feb 05, 2015 / Berlin International Film Festival
Hong Kong / Oct 26, 2020 / Film Festival
Bosnia & Herzegovina / Aug 16, 2021 / Sarajevo Film Festival
China / Jul 28, 2024 / FIRST International Film Festival（4K RESTORATION）
Thailand / Nov 09, 2024 / World Film Festival Bangkok (4K Restoration)
India / Feb 07, 2025 / The India Tour
Indonesia / Nov 23, 2025 / European Arthouse Cinema Day
Limited release
United States / Nov 02, 1984 / R
Spain / Feb 05, 1988 / Barcelona, original version
Greece / Oct 07, 2003 / Panorama of European Cinema
Türkiye / Oct 02, 2020 / 10+
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Italy / Nov 04, 2024 / 40th Anniversary Rerelease
Theatrical release
France / Jul 16, 1984 / TP / Visa CNC 57747
Switzerland / Aug 01, 1984 / 6
United Kingdom / Aug 23, 1984 / 15
Denmark / Oct 05, 1984 / 15
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Portugal / Oct 25, 1984 / M/12
Sweden / Nov 02, 1984 / 15
Netherlands / Nov 08, 1984 / AL
Italy / Dec 06, 1984
Finland / Dec 21, 1984 / S
Germany / Jan 11, 1985 / 6
Ireland / Jan 25, 1985
Argentina / Feb 14, 1985
Australia / Feb 28, 1985 / M
Uruguay / Sep 05, 1985
Japan / Sep 07, 1985
Brazil / Sep 26, 1985 / 12
Hungary / Dec 05, 1985
Mexico / Jun 05, 1986 / C
South Korea / Aug 29, 1987 / 15
Spain / Jan 18, 1989 / A / ICAA 51884
Greece / Aug 01, 2003 / re-release
Taiwan / Jul 26, 2024 / 40 years re-release，4K Restoration version
Hong Kong / Oct 03, 2024 / IIA / 4K Restoration
Digital
China / Jun 10, 2022 / bilibili
India / Apr 12, 2024 / MUBI
Physical media
United States / Dec 14, 2004 / DVD
Australia / Jul 23, 2006 / M / https://www.classification.gov.au/titles/paris-texas
Sweden / Mar 27, 2009 / 15 / DVD
France / Sep 22, 2010
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Italy / Dec 20, 2011
Japan / Nov 02, 2012
United Kingdom / Jan 28, 2013
Germany / Jul 18, 2013
Spain / Dec 15, 2015
Singapore / Jan 17, 2016 / Blu-ray
Netherlands / Jul 26, 2016 / AL / DVD, Blu ray
Taiwan / Feb 23, 2018 / DVD
United Arab Emirates / Oct 17, 2019 / blu ray
Brazil / Nov 20, 2020
Egypt / Dec 02, 2022 / DVD
TV
Spain / Dec 22, 1986
Netherlands / May 24, 2009 / AL / Nederland 2
Sweden / Jun 21, 2019 / 15
China / Feb 07, 2021 / CCTV6
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Türkiye / May 06, 2024 / TRT 2
France / Aug 18, 2025 / Arte
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