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Feature film — 1977

Stroszek (1977)

7.31h 48mDrama

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.

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A high-signal pick with 317 votes.

Werner Herzog Filmproduktion / ZDF

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Director: Werner Herzog

On screen

Cast & crew

Bruno S. as Bruno Stroszek

Bruno S.

Bruno Stroszek

Eva Mattes as Eva

Eva Mattes

Eva

Clemens Scheitz as Scheitz

Clemens Scheitz

Scheitz

Wilhelm von Homburg as Souteneur

Wilhelm von Homburg

Souteneur

Burkhard Driest as Pimp #2

Burkhard Driest

Pimp #2

C

Clayton Szalpinski

Mechanic

E

Ely Rodriguez

Mechanic's Assistant

A

Alfred Edel

Prison Warden

S

Scott McKain

Bank Teller

P

Pitt Bedewitz

Pimp #3

R

Ralph Wade

Auctioneer

Michael Gahr as Hoss, a prisoner

Michael Gahr

Hoss, a prisoner

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