Woyzeck Movie Review 1978

Chilling portrayal of a man plunging into insanity. Mired in the ranks of the German Army, Woyzeck is harassed by his superiors and tortured in scientific experiments, gradually devolving into homicidal maniac. Based on Georg Buchner play. In German with English subtitles.

Distribution

New Yorker Video, 16 W. 61st St., 11th Fl., New York, NY 10023, Phone: (212)645-4600, Toll-free: 800-447-0196, Fax: (212)645-3030, Email: info@newyorkerfilms.com, URL: http://www.newyorkerfilms.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 82 minutes.
Originally from German.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Director/Star Teams: Herzog & Kinski, Germany, Adapted from a Play, Military: Foreign

Screenplay

Werner Herzog

Cast

Klaus Kinski, Eva Mattes, Wolfgang Reichmann, Josef Bierbichler

Cinematography

Jorge Schmidt-Reitwein

Director

Werner Herzog

Other

Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus

Producer

Werner Herzog Filmproduction