Woyzeck (1979)
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 of them is volunteering for experiments conducted by a local doctor, who puts Woyzeck on a diet of peas. This serves to drive him close to madness, and the discovery that Marie is involved in an affair with the local drum major exacerbates the situation. Pushed too far, Woyzeck resorts to violence.
Released: May 25, 1979
Runtime: 82 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Klaus Kinski, Eva Mattes, Wolfgang Reichmann, Willy Semmelrogge, Josef Bierbichler, Paul Burian
Crew: Werner Herzog (Director), Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein (Director of Photography), Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus (Editor), Werner Herzog (Screenplay), Joschi Arpa (Producer), Georg Büchner (Writer)