NOSPOILERS
Woyzeck
Drama

WOYZECK

"Shame, vengeance, terror... love."

19791h 22m6.6 TMDb

Directed by Werner Herzog

Spoiler-Free

Having fathered an illegitimate child with his lover, Marie, feckless soldier Franz Woyzeck takes odd jobs around his small town to provide some extra money for them. One job is volunteering for experiments conducted by a local doctor, who puts Woyzeck on a diet of peas.

Cast

Klaus Kinski

Klaus Kinski

Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck

Eva Mattes

Eva Mattes

Marie

Wolfgang Reichmann

Wolfgang Reichmann

Captain

Willy Semmelrogge

Willy Semmelrogge

Doctor

Josef Bierbichler

Josef Bierbichler

Drum Major

Paul Burian

Paul Burian

Andres

Volker Prechtel

Volker Prechtel

Handwerksbursche

Dieter Augustin

Dieter Augustin

Marktschreier

Movie Vibe

Suspense5.7
Emotion6.7
Complexity7.1
Humor5.3
Realism7.6
Action5
Darkness5.8

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • fans of character-driven stories

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action
  • fans of purely lighthearted entertainment

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