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Stroszek

Werner Herzog • Drama, UR

Werner Herzog's second film with lead actor Bruno S. (following The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser) was written specifically as a vehicle for the unusual performers rough-edged naivety. Having reneged on a promise to cast Bruno in the film Woyzeck (for which he was replaced by Klaus Kinski), Herzog wrote Stroszek in just four days, taking aspects of the mysterious actors biography for inspiration.

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Bruno S. Bruno Stroszek
Eva Mattes Eva
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Werner Herzog director

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