Movie Description

Land des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit

(1973)

Overview

Through examining Fini Straubinger, an old woman who has been deaf and blind since her teens, and her work on behalf of other deaf-blind people, this film shows how the deaf-blind struggle to understand and accept a world from which they are almost wholly isolated.

Cast

Facts

Original TitleLand des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1973-10-08

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 01h 25m

Production CompaniesWerner Herzog Filmproduktion,Referat für Filmgeschichte

Genres

  • Documentary