Land of Silence and Darkness

Name: Land of Silence and Darkness
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1971-10-08
Duration: 1 h 25 min
Cast: Fini Straubinger, Heinrich Fleischmann, Vladimir Kokol, M. Baaske, Resi Mittermeier

1971, German. Directed by Werner Herzog.

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.

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Runtime: 1h 25m
Post-credits: None listed
Language: German
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Land of Silence and Darkness is streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, and Fandor in India.

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Released: 8 October 1971
Original title: Land des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit
Country: Germany
Written by: Werner Herzog

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Is Land of Silence and Darkness worth watching?

Our verdict is Worth the Hype: Clear your evening for this. It scores 7.5/10 from 78 TMDB viewer ratings.

How long is Land of Silence and Darkness?

Land of Silence and Darkness runs 85 minutes (1h 25m).

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Land of Silence and Darkness is streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, and Fandor in India. (Checked 13 November 2026.)

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Who directed Land of Silence and Darkness?

Land of Silence and Darkness (1971) was directed by Werner Herzog and stars Fini Straubinger, Heinrich Fleischmann, Vladimir Kokol.