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Signs of Life (1968 film)

Signs of Life (German: Lebenszeichen) is a 1968 feature film written, directed, and produced by Werner Herzog. It was his first feature film, and his first major commercial and critical success. The story is roughly based on the short story "Der Tolle Invalide auf dem Fort Ratonneau" by Achim von Arnim.

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Cinematography
Thomas Mauch
Country
West Germany
Directed by
Werner Herzog
Edited by
Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus
Language
German
Music by
Stavros Xarhakos

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Signs of Life (1968 film)

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Release dates · 2
Signs of Life (1968 film) → July 5, 1968 (1968-07-05) (Germany), June 1968 (1968-06) (Berlin Film Festival)
Cinematography · 1
Signs of Life (1968 film) → Thomas Mauch
Country · 1
Signs of Life (1968 film) → West Germany
Directed by · 1
Signs of Life (1968 film) → Werner Herzog
Edited by · 1
Signs of Life (1968 film) → Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus
Language · 1
Signs of Life (1968 film) → German
Music by · 1
Signs of Life (1968 film) → Stavros Xarhakos
Produced by · 1
Signs of Life (1968 film) → Werner Herzog
Running time · 1
Signs of Life (1968 film) → 87 minutes
Starring · 1
Signs of Life (1968 film) → Peter Brogle Wolfgang Reichmann Athina Zacharopoulou Wolfgang von Ungern-Sternberg

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Signs of Life (1968 film)CinematographyThomas Mauch1.00infobox
Signs of Life (1968 film)CountryWest Germany1.00infobox
Signs of Life (1968 film)Directed byWerner Herzog1.00infobox
Signs of Life (1968 film)Edited byBeate Mainka-Jellinghaus1.00infobox
Signs of Life (1968 film)LanguageGerman1.00infobox
Signs of Life (1968 film)Music byStavros Xarhakos1.00infobox
Signs of Life (1968 film)Produced byWerner Herzog1.00infobox
Signs of Life (1968 film)Release datesJune 1968 (1968-06) (Berlin Film Festival)1.00infobox
Signs of Life (1968 film)Release datesJuly 5, 1968 (1968-07-05) (Germany)1.00infobox
Signs of Life (1968 film)Running time87 minutes1.00infobox
Signs of Life (1968 film)StarringPeter Brogle Wolfgang Reichmann Athina Zacharopoulou Wolfgang von Ungern-Sternberg1.00infobox
Signs of Life (1968 film)Written byWerner Herzog1.00infobox

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