

Stroszek
1977 · Movie · 1h 48m · NR
Drama
"A Ballad"
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes
95%
Key crew
- Sonny TerryOriginal Music Composer
- Werner HerzogDirector
- Chet AtkinsOriginal Music Composer
- Werner HerzogScreenplay
Cast
- Bruno S.Bruno Stroszek
- Eva MattesEva
- Clemens ScheitzScheitz
- Wilhelm von HomburgSouteneur
- Burkhard DriestPimp #2
- Clayton SzalpinskiMechanic
- Ely RodriguezMechanic's Assistant
- Alfred EdelPrison Warden
- Scott McKainBank Teller
- Pitt BedewitzPimp #3
- Ralph WadeAuctioneer
- Michael GahrHoss, a prisoner
Stills
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Themes
new york cityvanprostituteunexpected happinessrelease from prisonwisconsinamerican dreamaccordionroad tripdebtbreak-upalcoholic











