Wodzek (1984)
1h 22m
Running Time
October 25, 1984Release Date
Plot.
Franz Woyzeck, the protagonist of Georg Büchner's unfinished drama is incorporated in this adaption of a classic. The contemporary Franz Wodzeck lives in Germany's Ruhr industrial region. Wodzeck meanders back and forth between the monotony of working each day in a car factory and returning each evening to the cheerless desolation of the factory dormitory. Once his girlfriend, Maleen, snubs him for his boss, Wodzeck's personal and social frustrations escalate into a vista of emotions: he runs amok and bloodily stubs Maleen to death. After he has killed his one sole love Wodzeck resigns himself to his fate. A hollow shell of a man is admitted to a psychiatric asylum. He feels no more anxiety, no more desire. He simply exists. FBW Prädikat: "wertvoll".
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Cast & Crew.
Detlef Kügow
Franz Wodzeck
Ariane Erdelt
Maleen
Johannes Habla
Andres
Franz A. Huber
Hallenabschnittsleiter
Hans Beerhenke
Penner
Leo Bardischewski
Professor
Georg Greiwe
Bauleiter
Charles Brauer
Werksarzt
Details.
Release DateOctober 25, 1984
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 22m
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Wiki.
Wodzeck is a 1984 West German drama film directed by Oliver Herbrich based on the 1837 play Woyzeck by Georg Büchner. It was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. Detlef Kügow here received the "Award for best male actor" for his leading role in the film.