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Signs of Life

1968 · 91 min

A slow, sun-bleached descent into restlessness and paranoia, watching idle men unravel in a quiet, alien place.

Directed by
Werner Herzog
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Peter Brogle, Wolfgang Reichmann, Athina Zacharopoulou
Overview
During World War II, three German soldiers are withdrawn from combat when one of them, Stroszek, is wounded. They are assigned to a small coastal community on the Greek island of Kos while Stroszek recuperates. The men become increasingly stir crazy in their uneventful new assignment. Stroszek eventually goes mad.

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Directed by
Werner Herzog
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Peter Brogle, Wolfgang Reichmann, Athina Zacharopoulou
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • isolation
  • war
  • obsession
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • sea
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, war
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Starring
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