Stroszek
West Germany • 1977
Director
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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.
Credits
Crew
DirectorWerner Herzog
WriterWerner Herzog
CinematographerThomas Mauch
ComposerChet Atkins, Sonny Terry
EditorBeate Mainka-Jellinghaus
ProducerWilli Segler, Werner Herzog