Stroszek

Stroszek

1977
1h 48m
7.3

7.3/10

296 votes • View on IMDb
Drama

"A Ballad"

Overview

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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Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion ZDF
Production Countries
Germany
Spoken Languages
English German Italian

Keywords

new york city van prostitute unexpected happiness release from prison wisconsin american dream accordion road trip debt break-up alcoholic ex-con emigrant new german cinema german abroad prairies mobile home

Quick Facts

Release Date May 20, 1977
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt0075276

Cast

Bruno S.
Bruno S.

Bruno Stroszek

Eva Mattes
Eva Mattes

Eva

Clemens Scheitz
Clemens Scheitz

Scheitz

Wilhelm von Homburg
Wilhelm von Homburg

Souteneur

Burkhard Driest
Burkhard Driest

Pimp #2

Clayton Szalpinski
Clayton Szalpinski

Mechanic

Ely Rodriguez
Ely Rodriguez

Mechanic's Assistant

Alfred Edel
Alfred Edel

Prison Warden

Scott McKain
Scott McKain

Bank Teller

Pitt Bedewitz
Pitt Bedewitz

Pimp #3

Ralph Wade
Ralph Wade

Auctioneer

Michael Gahr
Michael Gahr

Hoss, a prisoner

Key Crew

Werner Herzog
Director
Werner Herzog
Screenplay
Willi Segler
Producer
Werner Herzog
Producer