Invincible (2001 theatrical film)
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| Directed by | Werner Herzog |
| Written by | Werner Herzog |
| Produced by | Gary Bart Christine Ruppert Lucki Stipetić Paul Webster |
| Starring | Tim Roth Jouko Ahola Anna Gourari Silvia Vas |
| Cinematography | Peter Zeitlinger |
| Edited by | Joe Bini |
| Music by | Klaus Badelt Hans Zimmer |
| Distributed by | FilmFour Distributors (United Kingdom) Fine Line Features (United States) |
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Running time | 133 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom Germany Ireland United States |
Invincible (German: Unbesiegbar) is a 2001 drama film written and directed by Werner Herzog. The film stars Tim Roth, Jouko Ahola, Anna Gourari, and Max Raabe. It tells the story of a Jewish strongman in Germany. While basing his story on the real-life figure Zishe Breitbart, Herzog uses the bare facts of Breitbart's life to weave fact and fiction. For example, the story is set in 1932 Berlin, seven years after Breitbart's death in 1925.
The film features an original score composed by German composer Hans Zimmer, co-written with fellow composer Klaus Badelt. Along with films like The Pledge (also co-written with Zimmer) this marks one of the first projects of Badelt in the feature film industry, and one of several collaborations with Herzog as well.