Signs of Life (1968)

6.6/10 91 min Drama War

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During World War II, three German soldiers are withdrawn from combat when one of them, Stroszek, is wounded.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.

Cast

Peter Brogle

Stroszek

Wolfgang Reichmann

Meinhard

Wolfgang Stumpf

Captain

Henry van Lyck

Lieutenant

Florian Fricke

Pianist

Werner Herzog

Soldier (uncredited)

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