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.

• DEFA
• Kurt Meisel
• Helga Zülch
• Max Eckard
• Paul Henckels
• Willi Rose
• Gunnar Möller
• Alfred Balthoff
• Richard Häussler