Steppenwolf (1974)

Directed by

Fred Haines

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Italy

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

12

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1920s Germany, a depressed man named Harry Haller feels torn between his human and animal natures. He meets two mysterious people who lead him to a surreal place called the Magic Theater.

surrealpsychedelicbleakcontemplativestrangetrippyexistential

What happens

Steppenwolf is a 1974 film adaptation of Hermann Hesse's 1927 novel Steppenwolf, directed by Fred Haines. The film made heavy use of visual special effects that were cutting-edge at the time of its release. It follows the adventures of a half-man, half-animal individual named Harry Haller, who in the Germany of the 1920s, is depressed, resentful of his middle class station, and wants to die not knowing the world around him. He then meets two strange people who introduce him to life and a bizarre world called the "Magic Theater". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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