Movie
Where to Watch Signs of Life (1968) in the US
- 1968
- Not Rated
- 1h 31m
- 7.0IMDb
- 92%Rotten Tomatoes
Signs of Life is available with a subscription, free with ads, free with a participating library card, or to rent in the United States.
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What it's about
A wounded German paratrooper named Stroszek is sent to the quiet island of Kos with his wife Nora, a Greek nurse, and two other soldiers recovering from minor wounds. Billeted in a decaying fortress, they guard a munitions depot. There's little to do: Becker, a classicist, translates inscriptions on ancient tablets found in the fortress, Meinhart devises traps for cockroaches, Nora helps Stroszek make fireworks using gunpowder from grenades in the depot. Slowly, in the heat and torpor, Stroszek goes mad, drives the others from the fortress, and threatens the city with blowing up the depot. With care, the German command must figure out how to get him down.
Cast and crew
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- Writer
- Werner Herzog, Achim von Arnim
Details
- Release date
- Dec 9, 1981
- Language
- German, Greek
- Country
- West Germany
- Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations
Where to Watch Signs of Life (1968) in the US — common questions
- Where to watch Signs of Life in the United States?
- Signs of Life is available with a subscription, free with ads, free with a participating library card, or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on Fandor (HD), Philo (HD), Prime Video (HD), and Shout! Factory (HD). Watch the movie free with ads on Plex Channel (HD), Plex Player (HD), Prime Video (HD), Shout! Factory TV (HD), The Roku Channel (HD), and Tubi TV. Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla. Rent the movie on Apple TV Store and Prime Video.
- Can I stream Signs of Life or do I have to rent it in the United States?
- Watch the movie with a subscription on Fandor (HD), Philo (HD), Prime Video (HD), and Shout! Factory (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store and Prime Video.
- Can I watch Signs of Life for free in the United States?
- Watch the movie free with ads on Plex Channel (HD), Plex Player (HD), Prime Video (HD), Shout! Factory TV (HD), The Roku Channel (HD), and Tubi TV. Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla.
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