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Released
1979 · FILM

Woyzeck

Shame, vengeance, terror... love.

Directed by
Runtime
82 min
Language
DE
Drama

Synopsis

Franz Woyzeck, a soldier who has fathered an illegitimate child with his lover, Marie, takes on odd jobs in his small town to earn extra money to support them. One of these jobs involves volunteering for experiments conducted by a local doctor, who subjects Woyzeck to a diet of only peas. This diet pushes him toward the brink of madness, and the revelation that Marie is having an affair with the local drum major further intensifies his emotional turmoil. Overwhelmed by these pressures, Woyzeck ultimately resorts to violence.

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Principal cast & crew: 14

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Beate Mainka JellinghausShot by Jorg Schmidt Reitwein

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