Woyzeck (1979 film)

Woyzeck
Woyzeck DVD cover
Directed byWerner Herzog
Written byWerner Herzog
Based onWoyzeck
by Georg Büchner
Produced byWerner Herzog
StarringKlaus Kinski
Eva Mattes
Wolfgang Reichmann
Willy Semmelrogge
CinematographyJörg Schmidt-Reitwein
Edited byBeate Mainka-Jellinghaus
Production
companies
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Distributed byWerner Herzog Filmproduktion
Release date
  • 24 August 1979 (1979-08-24) (US)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

Woyzeck [ˈvɔʏtsɛk] is a 1979 German drama film written, produced and directed by Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski and Eva Mattes. It is an adaptation of the unfinished play Woyzeck by German dramatist Georg Büchner.