Signs of Life
Original title: Lebenszeichen
1968 · 1 h 31 min
Cast
Peter Brogle 
Wolfgang Reichmann Athina Zacharopoulou
Credits
Written by: 
Werner Herzog
Plot
A wounded German soldier on a Greek island loses his mind.
Sinekatalog’s take
Werner Herzog's debut follows a wounded German soldier guarding a Greek island fort who slowly loses his mind. Hypnotic and strange, with a famous windmill scene, it is a haunting first film about isolation and madness.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (2,859 votes)
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