Movie
Stroszek
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.
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Checked Sep 2, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Stroszek
Cast
Bruno S.Bruno Stroszek
Eva MattesEva
Clemens ScheitzScheitz
Wilhelm von HomburgSouteneur
Burkhard DriestPimp #2
Alfred EdelPrison WardenCredits
- Directed by
- Werner Herzog
- Written by
- Werner Herzog
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- German
Production
Werner Herzog FilmproduktionGermany
ZDFGermany
