

Stroszek
A Ballad
Drama
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1977-05-20
Runtime:
1h 47m
Director:
Werner Herzog
Writer:
Werner Herzog
Top 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
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