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Release Date:
24 August 1979 (USA)
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Plot:
Franz Woyzeck (Kinski) is a hapless, hopeless soldier, alone and powerless in society, assaulted from all sides by forces he cannot control. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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3 wins
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(9 articles)
Lost Sounds and Soundtracks. The Uncollected Werner Herzog
(From MUBI. 29 February 2012, 5:43 AM, PST)
Looking back at Days Of Heaven
(From Den of Geek. 1 September 2011, 6:04 AM, PDT)
Top Ten Werner Herzog Films
(From Rope Of Silicon. 20 September 2010, 8:36 AM, PDT)
(From MUBI. 29 February 2012, 5:43 AM, PST)
Looking back at Days Of Heaven
(From Den of Geek. 1 September 2011, 6:04 AM, PDT)
Top Ten Werner Herzog Films
(From Rope Of Silicon. 20 September 2010, 8:36 AM, PDT)
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Intense, Powerful, Disturbing
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Klaus Kinski | ... | Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck |
 | Eva Mattes | ... | Marie |
| Wolfgang Reichmann | ... | Captain |
| Willy Semmelrogge | ... | Doctor |
| Josef Bierbichler | ... | Drum Major |
| Paul Burian | ... | Andres |
| Volker Prechtel | ... | Handwerksbursche (as Volker Prechtl) |
| Dieter Augustin | ... | Marktschreier |
| Irm Hermann | ... | Margret |
| Wolfgang Bächler | ... | Jew |
| Rosemarie Heinikel | (as Rosy-Rosy Heinikel) | |
| Herbert Fux | ... | Unteroffizier |
| Thomas Mettke | ||
| Maria Mettke |
Directed by | |||
| Werner Herzog | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Georg Büchner | (play) | |
| Werner Herzog | writer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Henning von Gierke | |||
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| Gisela Storch | |||
Production Management | |||
| Walter Saxer | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Mirko Tichacek | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Jean Fontaine | .... | sound assistant | |
| Harald Maury | .... | sound | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Claude Chiarini | .... | still photographer | |
| Mike Gast | .... | second cinematographer | |
Other crew | |||
| Anja Schmidt-Zäringer | .... | continuity | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Europa Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
- New Yorker Films (USA) (subtitled)
- Palace Video (1983) (UK) (VHS)
- Palace Video (1983) (UK) (video) (Betamax)
- Ripley's Home Video (2005) (Italy) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (DVD)
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Colombia:74 min | Hong Kong:81 min | USA:82 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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The entire 80-minute film was shot with only 27 cuts.See more »
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Continuity: Blood stains on Woyzeck's sleeve continuously change their extension and color from one scene to another.See more »
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One of Werner Herzog's most unrecognized films, Woyzeck is utterly brilliant.
Few films succeed at portraying frustration and madness as much as this. Among them are Scorsese's "Taxi Driver" and Lodge Kerrigan's "Clean Shaven"
Klaus Kinski's performance is so good that just watching him is tiring, and the viewer is left anticipating when he will finally snap. Few films stick with me as much as this one and the sped up opening sequence is one of the most memorable opening scenes of any film I've seen.