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Land of Silence and Darkness (1971)
Land des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit (original title)

85 min  -  Documentary  -   22 October 2002 (Hong Kong)
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Through examining Fini Straubinger, an old woman who has been deaf and blind since her teens, and her work on behalf of other deaf-blind people... See full summary »

Director:

Werner Herzog

Writer:

Werner Herzog

Stars:

Fini Straubinger, M. Baaske and Elsa Fehrer
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Cast

Credited cast:
Fini Straubinger Fini Straubinger ...
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
M. Baaske M. Baaske
Elsa Fehrer Elsa Fehrer ...
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Heinrich Fleischmann Heinrich Fleischmann
Rolf Illig Rolf Illig ...
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Vladimir Kokol Vladimir Kokol
Resi Mittermeier Resi Mittermeier ...
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Storyline

Through examining Fini Straubinger, an old woman who has been deaf and blind since her teens, and her work on behalf of other deaf-blind people, this film shows how the deaf-blind struggle to understand and accept a world from which they are almost wholly isolated. Written by Erik Gregersen <erik@astro.as.utexas.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Blind | Deaf | Disabled | Human Relationship | Isolation

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Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

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Also Known As:

A Terra do Silêncio e da Escuridão See more »

Filming Locations:

Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany See more »

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Production Co:

Referat für Filmgeschichte, Werner Herzog Filmproduktion See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)
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Featured in I Am My Films - A Portrait of Werner Herzog (1979) See more »