Clemens Scheitz

Clemens Scheitz was born in Munich, where his father was a tailor and he had an interest in physics and was a self-taught pianist. He earned a living through concert performances, piano lessons, small acting roles, and as an inventor. As a young man, he appeared in a 1922 silent film directed by Adolf Wenter and starring Victor Colani, entitled "The Prince Regatta." He also supplied music for the Herzog film "Woyzeck."

Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)

Jonathan Harker, a real estate agent, goes to Transylvania to visit the mysterious Count Dracula and formalize the purchase of a property in Wismar. Once Jonathan is caught under his evil spell, Dracula travels to Wismar where he meets the beautiful Lucy, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Werner Herzog
CAST:  Klaus Kinski  •  Isabelle Adjani  •  Bruno Ganz  •  Roland Topor

Jonathan Harker, a real estate agent, goes to Transylvania to visit the mysterious Count Dracula and formalize the purchase of a property in Wismar. Once Jonathan is caught under his evil spell, Dracula travels to Wismar where he meets the beautiful Lucy, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Werner Herzog
CAST:  Klaus Kinski  •  Isabelle Adjani  •  Bruno Ganz  •  Roland Topor

Stroszek (1977)

Bruno Stroszek is released from prison and warned to stop drinking. He has few skills and fewer expectations: with a glockenspiel and an accordion, he ekes out a living as a street musician. He befriends Eva, a prostitute down on her luck and they join his neighbor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Werner Herzog
CAST:  Bruno S.  •  Eva Mattes  •  Clemens Scheitz  •  Wilhelm von Homburg

Bruno Stroszek is released from prison and warned to stop drinking. He has few skills and fewer expectations: with a glockenspiel and an accordion, he ekes out a living as a street musician. He befriends Eva, a prostitute down on her luck and they join his neighbor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Werner Herzog
CAST:  Bruno S.  •  Eva Mattes  •  Clemens Scheitz  •  Wilhelm von Homburg

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)

The film follows Kaspar Hauser (Bruno S.), who lived the first seventeen years of his life chained in a tiny cellar with only a toy horse to occupy his time, devoid of all human contact except for a man who wears a black overcoat and top hat who feeds him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Werner Herzog
CAST:  Bruno S.  •  Walter Ladengast  •  Brigitte Mira  •  Willy Semmelrogge

The film follows Kaspar Hauser (Bruno S.), who lived the first seventeen years of his life chained in a tiny cellar with only a toy horse to occupy his time, devoid of all human contact except for a man who wears a black overcoat and top hat who feeds him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Werner Herzog
CAST:  Bruno S.  •  Walter Ladengast  •  Brigitte Mira  •  Willy Semmelrogge

Heart of Glass (1976)

A small Bavarian village is renowned for its "Ruby Glass" glass blowing works. When the foreman of the works dies suddenly without revealing the secret of the Ruby Glass, the town slides into a deep depression, and the owner of the glassworks becomes obssessed with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Werner Herzog
CAST:  Josef Bierbichler  •  Stefan Güttler  •  Clemens Scheitz  •  Sonja Skiba

A small Bavarian village is renowned for its "Ruby Glass" glass blowing works. When the foreman of the works dies suddenly without revealing the secret of the Ruby Glass, the town slides into a deep depression, and the owner of the glassworks becomes obssessed with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Werner Herzog
CAST:  Josef Bierbichler  •  Stefan Güttler  •  Clemens Scheitz  •  Sonja Skiba