Land of Silence and Darkness

Land des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit
EnglishLand of Silence and Darkness
Directed byWerner Herzog
Written byWerner Herzog
Produced byWerner Herzog
StarringFini Straubinger
Narrated byRolf Illig [de]
CinematographyJörg Schmidt-Reitwein
Edited byBeate Mainka-Jellinghaus
Music byJ.S. Bach, Vivaldi
Production
companies
Distributed byWerner Herzog Filmproduktion
Release date
  • 1971 (1971)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguagesGerman, German Sign Language

Land of Silence and Darkness (German: Land des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit) is a 1971 documentary film about deaf-blind people and their experience of life. The film was written, directed, and produced by Werner Herzog. Rolf Illig provided narration.