Signs of Life
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During World War II, three German soldiers are withdrawn from combat when one of them, Stroszek, is wounded.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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1968-07-05
Runtime: 91 mins
Director: Werner Herzog
Writer: Werner Herzog, Achim von Arnim
Spoken language: ελληνικά, Deutsch
Genres: Drama, War
Original title: Signs of Life
Production Companies: Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Production Countries: Germany
Cast
Peter Brogle
Wolfgang Reichmann
Athina Zacharopoulou
Wolfgang von Ungern-Sternberg
Wolfgang Stumpf
Henry van Lyck
Julio Pinheiro
Florian Fricke
Heinz Usener
Achmed Hafiz
Jannakis Frasakis
Eleni Katerinaki
Werner Herzog
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