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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Cast
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Bruno S.
Bruno Stroszek
Known for
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
Eva Mattes
Eva
Known for
Enemy at the Gates
Woyzeck
Clemens Scheitz
Scheitz
Known for
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Heart of Glass
Wilhelm von Homburg
Souteneur
Known for
Ghostbusters II
In the Mouth of Madness
Burkhard Driest
Pimp #2
Known for
Cross of Iron
Querelle
Clayton Szalpinski
Mechanic
No other roles listed
Ely Rodriguez
Mechanic's Assistant
No other roles listed
Alfred Edel
Prison Warden
Also in
Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
Scott McKain
Bank Teller
Pitt Bedewitz
Pimp #3
No other roles listed
Ralph Wade
Auctioneer
Also in
The Girl in a Swing
Michael Gahr
Hoss, a prisoner
Known for
Ace of Aces
Werner Herzog Director · Chet Atkins Composer Sonny Terry Composer
United States release July 12, 1977 · Produced in Germany · Languages English, German, Italian
Production
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Production
ZDF
Production
Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · German · Italian
Release dates
Germany · May 20, 1977
Theatrical
United States · July 12, 1977
Theatrical
Canada
September 10, 1977 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
China
April 18, 2026 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Finland
April 14, 1978 · Theatrical
France
October 26, 1977 · Theatrical
Greece
November 14, 2009 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Hungary
June 14, 1979 · Theatrical
Italy
July 25, 1977 · Premiere · Taormina Film Festival
October 12, 1977 · Theatrical
Japan
October 20, 1977 · Theatrical
Mexico
June 26, 1982 · Theatrical
Norway
August 15, 1978 · Theatrical
Poland
March 23, 1979 · Theatrical
Portugal
August 1, 1980 · Theatrical
Spain
June 1, 1978 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 1, 1978 · Theatrical
Uruguay
April 14, 1979 · Theatrical
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