Nick Cave and Films

Appearances On-Screen

(IMDB) Rhinoceros Hunting In Budapest (1996)

Directed by Michael Hausman and premiere at the Sundance Film Festival '97.

More about Rhinoceros Hunting and Nick.

(IMDB)September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill (1995)

Nick covers Mack The Knife at the beginning of this film. The soundtrack is available separately.

(IMDB)Jonas in the Desert (1994)

Nick bungee-jumps to Christina the Astonishing.

(IMDB)Johnny Suede (1992)

Directed by Tom DiCillo. Available everywhere. Nick as Freak Storm has a major part and an outrageous hairstyle. He also sings Mama's Boy, a parody of Nick Cave song. Also stars Brad Pitt.

More about Johnny Suede and Nick.

(IMDB)Bis ans Ende der Welt
... aka Until the End of the World
(1991)

Directed by Wim Wenders. In the opening shot, Nick is the "unconscious man" in the bed. He has a great song on the soundtrack, (I'll Love You) Till the End of the World. More information is available from the web site located at http://www.panix.com/~archii/uteotw/.

Read a chat transcript with Wim Wenders.

(IMDB)Ghosts...Of the Civil Dead (1988)

Directed by John Hillcoat. Nick plays Maynard, a violently deranged prisoner in this excellent Australian movie based in a prison. It is available in Australia and Europe. It's best to ask on the Goodson group about where to find it in the US. The soundtrack album is available, by Nick Cave, Blixa Bargeld and Mick Harvey, with Anita Lane.

Four AVI clips from Ghosts...of the Civil Dead can be downloaded from Cultnet (a Finish site) from the Ghosts.. page. None of them include Nick, however.

This film is difficult to find, but there are some possible contacts. The soundtrack is more readily available.

Found in "Urban Cinefile": TEN YEAR OLD GHOSTS... On it's 10th anniversary, Ghosts... Of the Civil Dead remains one of the most powerful and disturbing film to emerge from Australian filmmakers; director John Hillcoat talks to Andrew L. Urban about his debut feature in our continuing series, Making Of... http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/scripts/

(IMDB)Himmel über Berlin, Der
...aka Wings of Desire
(1987)

Directed by Wim Wenders. This is the first film that Wim used Nick. Nick appears twice, once on the cover of Your Funeral...My Trial, and then later, the band plays From Her To Eternity. Also there is an appearance by Crime and The City Solution. The soundtrack is available separately.

WoD was the basis for the film City of Angels staring Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan. Wim had little connection with this film.

Read a chat transcript with Wim Wenders.

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