A Ballad
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.
Mechanic
The film's tagline is: "A Ballad"
The runtime is 108 minutes (1h 48m).
The film features dialogue in 3 languages: English, German, Italian.
The film was directed by Werner Herzog.
The screenplay was written by Werner Herzog.
The score was composed by Sonny Terry.
Cinematography was handled by Thomas Mauch.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0075276.
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Good
298 votes
Stroszek
Released
NR
English, Deutsch, Italiano
Germany
