Signs of Life
1968•1h 31m•6.6•Released
DramaWar
During World War II, three German soldiers are withdrawn from combat when one of them, Stroszek, is wounded. They are assigned to a small coastal community on the Greek island of Kos while Stroszek recuperates. The men become increasingly stir crazy in their uneventful new assignment. Stroszek eventually goes mad.
Director
Werner Herzog
Writer
Werner Herzog, Achim von Arnim
Languages
German, Greek
Studio
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Cast
Peter Brogle
Stroszek
Wolfgang Reichmann
Meinhard
Athina Zacharopoulou
Nora
Wolfgang von Ungern-Sternberg
Becker
Wolfgang Stumpf
Captain
Henry van Lyck
Lieutenant
Julio Pinheiro
Gypsy
Florian Fricke
Pianist
Heinz Usener
Doctor
Achmed Hafiz
Greek resident
Jannakis Frasakis
Eleni Katerinaki
Werner Herzog
Soldier (uncredited)
Production
Company
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Producer
Werner Herzog
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