Bruno the Black - One Day a Hunter Blew His Horn

Overview

Lutz Eisholz’s first feature film was produced at West Berlin’s German Film and TV Academy. In an experimental documentary he portrays the working class outcast Bruno S., who prowls the city as a street musician, performing his own songs. The film unfolds Bruno’s story: abandoned by his mother as a child, he was maltreated in correctional institutions in Nazi Germany. On release after WWII he found work but started performing at the same time as a self-taught musician and poet. Although incapable of “normal” human bonding, he was still able to rejoice in life. When Werner Herzog saw this film he recognized Bruno’s potential and hired him to play starring roles in The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974) and Stroszek (1977).

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 28, 1971

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany

Production

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)

Cast

Roland Neumann,Elisabeth Sauer,Anja Schwerk,Lotte Pause,Bruno S.,Rolf Sauer

Director

Lutz Eisholz

Writer

Lutz Eisholz

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0065497