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

Regula Siegfried
Arbeitskollegin

Romy Schumann
Editor

Petra Vonhausen
Still Photographer

Oliver Herbrich
Writer / Director

Tobias Siemsen
Art Direction

Josef Sanktjohanser
Art Direction

Andreas Hofner
Original Music Composer

Jan Betke
Assistant Camera
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 where Detlef Kügow received the "Award for best male actor" for his leading role in the film.