Overview
While an anatomy seminar prepares to examine the cadaver of Franz Wozzeck in the name of scientific progress, medical student Büchner excoriates humanity for having allowed Wozzeck’s fate. The tragic story unfolds in flashbacks, as Büchner narrates.
Cast
- Kurt Meisel as Wozzeck
- Helga Zülch as Maria
- Max Eckard as Büchner
- Paul Henckels as Arzt
- Willi Rose as Andres
- Gunnar Möller as 3. Student
- Alfred Balthoff as 1. Handwerksbursche
- Richard Häussler as Tambour-Major
- Arno Paulsen as Hauptmann
- Claire Reigbert as Margret