Stroszek
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Stroszek

A Ballad

7.3 / 10 1977 1h 48mNR German
Drama

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Bruno S.

Bruno S.

Bruno Stroszek

Lead
Eva Mattes

Eva Mattes

Eva

Clemens Scheitz

Clemens Scheitz

Scheitz

Wilhelm von Homburg

Wilhelm von Homburg

Souteneur

Burkhard Driest

Burkhard Driest

Pimp #2

CS

Clayton Szalpinski

Mechanic

ER

Ely Rodriguez

Mechanic's Assistant

AE

Alfred Edel

Prison Warden

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Werner Herzog's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Stroszek is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker