Stroszek
“A Ballad”
1977•NR•1h 48m•7.3•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Werner Herzog
Writer
Werner Herzog
Languages
English, Italian, German
Studio
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Cast
Bruno S.
Bruno Stroszek
Eva Mattes
Eva
Clemens Scheitz
Scheitz
Wilhelm von Homburg
Souteneur
Burkhard Driest
Pimp #2
Clayton Szalpinski
Mechanic
Ely Rodriguez
Mechanic's Assistant
Alfred Edel
Prison Warden
Scott McKain
Bank Teller
Pitt Bedewitz
Pimp #3
Ralph Wade
Auctioneer
Michael Gahr
Hoss, a prisoner
Vaclav Vojta
Doctor
Yüksel Topcugürler
Turkish Prisoner
Production
Company
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Company
ZDF
Producer
Willi Segler
Producer
Werner Herzog
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