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
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Published 13 years, 4 months ago
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Great Male Performances
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Published 12 years, 8 months ago
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Directed by Werner Herzog
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Published 12 years, 4 months ago
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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
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1. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
Rating: | 265 Watched |
2. Stroszek (1977)
Rating: | 203 Watched |
3. Avé (2011)
Rating: | 11 Watched |
4. Was ich bin, sind meine Filme (1978)
Rating: | 6 Watched |
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1. Midi-Première (1975)
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