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| English | Land of Silence and Darkness |
| Directed by | Werner Herzog |
| Written by | Werner Herzog |
| Produced by | Werner Herzog |
| Starring | Fini Straubinger |
| Narrated by | Rolf Illig |
| Cinematography | Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein |
| Edited by | Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus |
| Music by | J.S. Bach, Vivaldi |
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| Distributed by | Werner Herzog Filmproduktion |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Languages | German, German Sign Language |
Land of Silence and Darkness (German: Land des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit) is a 1971 documentary film about deaf-blind people and their experience of life. The film was written, directed, and produced by Werner Herzog. Rolf Illig provided narration.
Herzog follows Fini Straubinger, a German woman who became deaf-blind early in life, as she visits with other deaf-blind people, and discusses their struggle to live in the modern world.[1] In one scene from the film, the filmmakers visit a home for boys who were born deaf-blind; in another, Fini Straubinger and her friends ride in an aeroplane. In the final scene, a man examines a tree with his hands, and embraces it.
