Signs of Life (1968) unfolds on the island of Crete, where a German paratrooper named Stroszek, injured in battle, is dispatched to the tranquil city of Kos alongside his wife Nora, a Greek nurse, and two fellow soldiers recuperating from minor injuries. They are housed in a crumbling fortress, tasked with guarding a munitions depot. With few responsibilities, Becker, a classicist, dedicates his time to translating inscriptions on ancient tablets discovered within the fortress, while Meinhart devises ingenious traps for cockroaches. Nora assists Stroszek in creating fireworks using gunpowder extracted from grenades in the depot. As the days pass, the oppressive heat and monotony drive Stroszek to the brink of insanity. He eventually expels the others from the fortress and threatens to detonate the munitions depot, putting the city in grave danger. The German command must then carefully devise a strategy to neutralize the threat and bring Stroszek down.
Signs of Life (1968)
1968 · Movie · 86 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)
Credits
Direction Werner Herzog
Cast Peter Brogle · Wolfgang Reichmann · Athina Zacharopoulou · Wolfgang von Ungern-Sternberg · Wolfgang Stumpf · Henry van Lyck · Julio Pinheiro · Florian Fricke · Heinz Usener · Achmed Hafiz
Soundtrack Stavros Xarhakos
Screenplay Werner Herzog
Cinematography Thomas Mauch
Technical sheet
Title Signs of Life
Original title Lebenszeichen (Signs of Life)
Year 1968
Type Movie
Length 86 min.
Country Germany - West Germany (FRG)
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