Stroszek

1977 · directed by Werner Herzog

Rating

83/100

Hit

yes

Bruno Stroszek is released from prison and warned to stop drinking. He has few skills and fewer expectations: with a glockenspiel and an accordion, he ekes out a living as a street musician. He befriends Eva, a prostitute down on her luck and they join his neighbor, Scheitz, an elderly eccentric, when he leaves Germany to live in Wisconsin.

Stroszek (1977), directed by Werner Herzog, rates 83/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Bruno S.
• Eva Mattes
• Clemens Scheitz
• Wilhelm von Homburg
• Burkhard Driest
• Clayton Szalpinski
• Ely Rodriguez
• Alfred Edel
• Scott McKain
• Pitt Bedewitz

Crew

• Thomas Mauch — Director of Photography
• Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus — Editor
• Chet Atkins — Original Music Composer
• Sonny Terry — Original Music Composer
• Werner Herzog — Screenplay

More from Werner Herzog

1. Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) — 98/100 · hit
2. Lessons of Darkness (1992) — 88/100 · TV film, not counted
3. Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997) — 84/100 · hit
4. Grizzly Man (2005) — 82/100 · hit
5. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974) — 81/100 · hit
6. Land of Silence and Darkness (1971) — 81/100 · hit

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