---
title: 'Signs of Life (1968)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Werner Herzog'
released: '1968-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 87
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/signs-of-life-1968'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063218/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Signs of Life (1968)

1968 · 87 min · Drama · Germany

Original title: Lebenszeichen

## Synopsis

Signs of Life is a 1968 feature film written, directed, and produced by Werner Herzog. It was his first feature film, and his first major commercial and critical success. The story is roughly based on the short story "Der Tolle Invalide auf dem Fort Ratonneau" by Achim von Arnim.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog)
- **Screenplay:** [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog)
- **Producer:** [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stavros Xarchakos](https://cinepixo.com/people/stavros-xarchakos)
- **Director of Photography:** [Thomas Mauch](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-mauch)
- **Editor:** [Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus](https://cinepixo.com/people/beate-mainka-jellinghaus)

## Cast

- [Wolfgang Stumpf](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-stumpf)
- [Henry van Lyck](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-van-lyck)
- [Arno Wyzniewski](https://cinepixo.com/people/arno-wyzniewski)
- [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog)
- [Florian Fricke](https://cinepixo.com/people/florian-fricke)
- [Peter Brogle](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-brogle)
- [Wolfgang Reichmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-reichmann)

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