Bruno S.

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Birth Name: Bruno Schleinstein

Born: 2 June 1932 Died: 11 August 2010

Country of origin: Germany

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Top 30 Performances (31 items)
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Published 15 years, 8 months ago

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Great Male Performances (88 items)
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Published 15 years, 1 month ago

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Accordion Lovers (19 items)
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Published 13 years, 8 months ago

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Directed by Werner Herzog (150 items)
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Published 14 years, 9 months ago

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Description: The unwanted son of a prostitute, Bruno S. was beaten so severely by his mother at age 3 that he became temporarily deaf. This led to his placement in a mental institution; he spent the next 23 years in various institutions, often running afoul of the law. Despite this past, he a self-taught painter and musician; while these were his favorite occupations, he was also forced to take jobs in factories such as driving a fork lift. Director Werner Herzog saw him in the documentary Bruno der Schwarze - Es blies ein Jäger wohl in sein Horn (1970) and vowed to work with him, which led to his major roles in The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser ... (more)