Steppenwolf
1974·Movie·
·1h 47min·12
Where to Watch
Not available to stream in CH (flatrate)
About
For madmen only.
In the bourgeois circles of Europe after the Great War, can anything save the modern man? Harry Haller, a solitary intellectual, has all his life feared his dual nature of being human and being a beast. He's decided to die on his 50th birthday, which is soon. He's rescued from his solipsism by the mysterious Hermine, who takes him dancing, introduces him to jazz and to the beautiful and whimsical Maria, and guides him into the hallucinations of the Magic Theater, which seem to take him into Hell. Can humour, sin, and derision lead to salvation?
DNA
- Themes
- Click below to reveal spoilersRedemptionThe Human ConditionExistential AngstIdentity CrisisFear Of AgingDuality Of Man
- Plot
- Click below to reveal spoilersSelf-Discovery JourneyExistential CrisisRedemption ArcQuest For IdentityMoral DilemmasDuality Of Human NatureSymbolic HallucinationsComing-Of-Age In Middle Age
- Character Types
- Cinematic Style
- Costume and Set
Sequels and Prequels
No sequels or prequels available
Crew
Directed by:
Fred Haines, Ernst Bertschi, Tomislav Pinter
Written by:
Fred Haines
Produced by:
Richard Herland, Melvin Fishman, Thilo Theilen
Composed by:
George Gruntz
