Signs of Life

Signs of Life

91 mins | Drama | July 5, 1968

During World War II, three German soldiers are withdrawn from combat when one of them, Stroszek, is wounded.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.

Signs of Life

91 mins | Drama | July 5, 1968

Signs of Life
During World War II, three German soldiers are withdrawn from combat when one of them, Stroszek, is wounded.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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Original title Lebenszeichen
Directors Martje Grohmann, Werner Herzog
Writers Achim von Arnim, Werner Herzog

Cast

Peter Brogle

as Stroszek

Wolfgang Reichmann

as Meinhard

Wolfgang Stumpf

as Captain

Henry van Lyck

as Lieutenant

Julio Pinheiro

as Gypsy

Florian Fricke

as Pianist

Heinz Usener

as Doctor

Achmed Hafiz

as Greek resident

Werner Herzog

as Soldier (uncredited)