The Journey
Brief Synopsis
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This pioneering attempt at a fully international cinema, consists of Watkins's extended conversations with families and nongovernmental organizations about the arms race and its relationship to world hunger, gender politics, and the functioning of the mass media; gripping personal recollections of s
Cast & Crew
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Peter Watkins
Director
Emma Biermann
Pancho Lopez
Shane Barnes
Kazushige Shinya
Arturo Lopez
Film Details
Also Known As
Der Weg, Die Reise, Journey, Reise, Resan, Weg
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1987
Location
Hamburg, West Germany; Australia; France; Lewis, Wales, United Kingdom; Soviet Union; Mexico; Utica, New York, USA; Finland; Canada; Nagasaki, Japan; Mozambique; Norway; Sweden; Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom; England, United Kingdom; Italy; Tahiti, French Polynesia; Denmark; Hiroshima, Japan; Portland, Oregon, USA; Seattle, Washington, USA; New Zealand
Technical Specs
Duration
16h 33m
Synopsis
This pioneering attempt at a fully international cinema, consists of Watkins's extended conversations with families and nongovernmental organizations about the arms race and its relationship to world hunger, gender politics, and the functioning of the mass media; gripping personal recollections of survivors of the bombing of Hiroshima and Hamburg during World War II; and the dramatization of evacuation scenarios by community groups.
Director
Peter Watkins
Director
Cast
Emma Biermann
Pancho Lopez
Shane Barnes
Kazushige Shinya
Arturo Lopez
Ron Crippen
Saeki Toshiko
Susan Smillie
Lucia Huamba
Hanano Lucas
Tadakichi Mori
Noriaki Shinya
Li Jikkon
Teruko Shinya
Martina Duvel
Audrey Crippen
Cornelia Vikan
Kimi Mori
Isabella Huamba
Camelia Matao
Torkeld Vikan
Werner Brasch
Ulrich Duvel
Lidia Kolosov
Carlos Peniche
Esperaca Huamba
Yoriko Shinya
Tricia Crippen
Kazuaki Shinya
Stelline Vaitea Teore
Ken Barnes
Miron Matao
Johan Vikan
Terry Barnes
Ariioehau Matao
Frida Tiare
Paul Drinkwine
Melita Eduardo Huamba
Troy Drinkwine
Ouiza Safou
Ragnveig Vikan
Carlos Ponce
Joanna Matao
Christian Vikan
Hiro Matao
Tara Crippen
Nicole Drinkwine
Tamara Hendricks
Tahuka Matao
Elizabeth Hendricks
Gerard Lamari
Al Drinkwine
David Smillie
Jerrie Drinkwine
Tono Lopez
Kathleen Smillie
Alvaro Ponce
Alexander Kolosov
Joachim Tamatoa
Clara Lopez
Anne Vikan
Elena Ortega
Edgar Mataiura Samwela
Petra Lopez
Wzzi Lopez
Marian Barnes
Rosia Huamba
Nachor Lopez
Ayona Matao
Cruz Santa Lopez
Masha Kolosov
Amavaje Tea
Do Carlson
Feliz Lopez
Tonya Hendricks
Sam Smillie
Augustine Lucas
Amelia Huamba
John Crippen
Beate Hajime Hamada
Shindo Hiroshi
Maruca Ponce
Teresa Huamba
Sonya Hendricks
Billy Hendricks
Sairah Matao
Hannelies Duvel
Ellen Fugere
Crew
Norddeutscher Rundfunk (ndr)
Video
Jane Abercrombie
Screenplay
Madlen Abojan
Production Manager
Dale Abrams
Photography
Mark Achbar
Producer
Mark Achbar
Other
Mark Achbar
Video
Mary Achbar
Researcher
Bill Affolter
Producer
Lena Ag
Production Assistant
Lynn Aitken
Costumes
Penny Allen
Other
Jonathan Amitay
Animator
Siobhan Angley
Producer
Carmen Arcuri
Production Assistant
Takeshi Asami
Producer
Christine Assal
Production Assistant
Chris Atkins
Video
Patrick Auzepy
Camera Assistant
Jacques Avoine
Animation Photography
Robert Baber
Researcher
Robert Baber
Coproducer
Alain Baggi
Electrician
Robin L P Bain
Animation Photography
Sunithi Bajekal
Production Assistant
Carmela Baker
Production Assistant
Paul Baker
Production Assistant
Harry Bardwell
Production Assistant
Jenny Barnes
Producer
Jan Baross
Production Manager
Jan Baross
Photography
Dianne Barry
Camera Assistant
Tony Barta
Producer
Martin Bartfeld
Producer
Gwynne Basen
Researcher
Gwynne Basen
Producer
Gwynne Basen
Production Manager
Jacinto Bay-bay
Camera Assistant
Philippe Baylauco
Producer
Claude Beaugrand
Sound
Klaus W Becker
Researcher
Manfred Becker
Editor
Manfred Becker
Sound Editor
Manfred Becker
Producer
Chuck Bell
Researcher
Jim Bell
Other
Walentin Belowolow
Production Assistant
Debbie Benzer
Other
Tricia Benzie
Researcher
Marie-r Bernard
Interpreter
Marie-r Bernard
Researcher
Hans-dietrich Beyer
Production Assistant
Angelika Birk
Production Assistant
Jacqueline Blanchard
Producer
Joan Blanchfield
Production Assistant
Roxanna Blat
Researcher
Roxana Blatt
Screenplay
Katie Boanas
Producer
Edmund Boerger
Production Assistant
Wladimir Bogdanow
Lighting
Bernard Bordeleau
Other
Jon Gisle Borseth
Camera Assistant
Denise Bowman
Producer
Catharina Bragee
Researcher
Catharina Bragee
Production Coordinator
Catherina Bragee
Production Assistant
Tony Brand
Production Assistant
Gabi Brandt
Production Assistant
Hans Brecht
Production Assistant
Philip Brockway
Production Assistant
Heinz Bruer
Production Assistant
David Bruno
Production Assistant
Hans Brunswig
Production Assistant
Tine Bryld
Producer
Richard Burman
Production Assistant
Christine Burt
Other
Christine Burt
Producer
Muriel Burt
Production Assistant
Chris Cain
Camera Assistant
Fernando Camara
Sound
Allison Campbell
Production Assistant
Dan Campion
Producer
Don Canfield
Camera
Genevieve Capelle
Other
Genevieve Capelle
Researcher
Uwe Cardaun
Sound
Alistair Carr
Producer
Alistar Carr
Researcher
Anthony Casale
Production Assistant
Armando Castillon
Camera Assistant
Anne Catling
Producer
Guy Cavagnac
Production Assistant
Chris Cavanagh
Producer
Sertorio Chambale
Interpreter
Claude Chamberlan
Production Assistant
Ann-marie Chandler
Sound
Helene Chatlain
Production Assistant
Diane Chaurett
Researcher
Adrian Cherubin
Electrician
Adrian Cherubin
Lighting
Claude Chevalier
Other
Jimmy Chin
Other
Peter Chrisrtoff
Photography
Peter Christoff
Producer
Kim Dok Chul
Photography
Jane Churchill
Graphics Coordinator
Jane Churchill
Producer
Jane Churchill
Other
Joan Churchill
Producer
Joan Churchill
Graphics Coordinator
Susan Clarke
Props
Tom Coin
Production Assistant
Carol Collins
Other
Eric Coulter
Production Assistant
Frances Courtney
Producer
Neil Courtney
Producer
Neil Courtney
Researcher
John Cumming
Other
John Cumming
Boom Operator
Jan Cyr
Sound
Bengt Danielsson
Researcher
Bengt Danielsson
Producer
Marie-therese Danielsson
Producer
Barbara Davies
Production Assistant
Kerry Davis
Swing Gang
Mary Ellen Davis
Production Assistant
Georgia Deal
Production Assistant
Grant Dearnaley
Other
P Deffontaines
Boom Operator
Robert Del Tredici
Video
Robert Del Tredici
Other
Robert Del Tredici
Photography
Cheryl Delaurentis
Production Assistant
Huibert Den Draak
Animator
Daniel Desmarais
Interpreter
Marie Desousa
Other
Boris Deswaan
Photography
Carole Deswaan
Producer
Sylvia Deswaan
Photography
Jorg Deuss
Production Assistant
Debbie Devgan
Producer
Arlette Dion
Other
Stella Douglas
Producer
Jim Douglass
Production Assistant
Shelly Douglass
Production Assistant
Joanne Lee Dow
Producer
Joanne Lee Dow
Researcher
Martin Duckworth
Photography
Georges Dufaux
Production Assistant
Raymond Dumas
Animation Photography
Catherine Dunn
Interpreter
Krista Perry Dunn
Other
Mona Dunn
Production Assistant
Dr. Michael Dworkin
Production Assistant
Marion Eadie
Interpreter
Noel Eadie
Producer
Charles Eddis
Production Assistant
Carla Edelenbos
Researcher
L S Edmondson
Sound
Eric Alan Edwards
Other
Eric Alan Edwards
Photography
Dr. Gordon Edwards
Production Assistant
Brigitta Elv S
Production Assistant
Jan A Engebretsen
Camera Operator
Peter Englen
Production Assistant
Matthew Ennis
Sound
Robin Esterkind
Producer
Tihipua Faatauira
Producer
Dagmar Fagerholt
Producer
Jean Faure
Camera Assistant
Harriett Fels
Producer
Daniel Fleming
Production Assistant
Angie Flores
Other
Dominic Cappello Foj
Producer
Francis Fourcou
Production Assistant
Francis Fourcou
Production Manager
Joachim Frank
Production Assistant
Norges Fredslag
Producer
Norbert Friedlander
Production Assistant
Anna Fudakowska
Producer
Anna Fudakowska
Assistant Editor
Anna Fudakowska
Photography
Joseph Fusco
Production Assistant
Jan Erik Gammleng
Production Manager
Ralph Gardner-white
Interpreter
Maria Gargiulo
Production Assistant
Peter Garstang
Production Assistant
Miguel Garzon
Photography
Armand Gatti
Production Assistant
Serge Gaudreau
Construction
Fay Gervasoni
Producer
Annette Gillies
Set Decorator
David Gislason
Other
Adrienne Gohler
Production Assistant
Michael Goldberg
Video
Shelley Goldstein
Producer
Oleg Golowkin
Lighting
Winnie Gosselin
Other
Roger Grange
Camera Assistant
Jaems Grant
Photography
Film Details
Also Known As
Der Weg, Die Reise, Journey, Reise, Resan, Weg
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1987
Location
Hamburg, West Germany; Australia; France; Lewis, Wales, United Kingdom; Soviet Union; Mexico; Utica, New York, USA; Finland; Canada; Nagasaki, Japan; Mozambique; Norway; Sweden; Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom; England, United Kingdom; Italy; Tahiti, French Polynesia; Denmark; Hiroshima, Japan; Portland, Oregon, USA; Seattle, Washington, USA; New Zealand
Technical Specs
Duration
16h 33m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States April 1988
Released in United States March 30, 1988
Shown at Berlin Film Festival February 24-26, 1987.
Released in United States February 1987
Released in United States April 1988 (Shown at Global Village Documentary Festival in New York City, April 14-17, 1988.)
Shown at Global Village Documentary Festival (50 minute version) in New York City, March 30, 1988.
The film is 14 1/2 hours in length divided into 19 seperate chapters.
Released in United States March 30, 1988 (Shown at Global Village Documentary Festival (50 minute version) in New York City, March 30, 1988.)
Released in United States February 1987 (Shown at Berlin Film Festival February 24-26, 1987.)
Shown at Global Village Documentary Festival in New York City, April 14-17, 1988.
Broadcast over PBS August 1988.
