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Invincible

Play trailer Poster for Invincible PG-13,  2002,  2h 11m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 57% 47 Reviews Tomatometer 51% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
57% Tomatometer 47 Reviews 51% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
"Invincible" tells the true story of Zishe Breitbart, a Jewish blacksmith from eastern Poland who travels to Berlin in the 1930s to join a nightclub cabaret. He is billed as the world's strongest man -- a claim that is not well received by the rising Nazi party. Using his role as the modern day Samson to defend his own people, Zishe embarks on an inevitable path to tragedy.
Invincible

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Critics Consensus

Sluggish and flawed, this is a minor work in Herzog's career.

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Ed Gonzalez Slant Magazine May 26, 2003
2.5/4
...the naivete of his performance has a humbling effect on a film that, while entirely too long and short on sizzling imagery, is meant to be taken simply as folkloric. Go to Full Review
John Monaghan Detroit Free Press Oct 25, 2002
3/4
Though few will argue that it ranks with the best of Herzog's works, Invincible shows he's back in form, with an astoundingly rich film. Go to Full Review
Wesley Morris Boston Globe Oct 18, 2002
2.5/4
Feels less like a change in [Herzog's] personal policy than a half-hearted fluke. Go to Full Review
Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion Aug 25, 2006
B
James Berardinelli ReelViews Aug 24, 2006
2/4
Jennie Kermode Eye for Film Jul 8, 2006
3.5/5
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Werner Herzog

Director

Tim Roth

Herschel Steinschneider

Jouko Ahola

Zishe Breitbart

Anna Gourari

Marta Farra

Max Raabe

Master of Ceremonies

Jacob Wein

Benjamin Breitbart

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Invincible

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Synopsis "Invincible" tells the true story of Zishe Breitbart, a Jewish blacksmith from eastern Poland who travels to Berlin in the 1930s to join a nightclub cabaret. He is billed as the world's strongest man -- a claim that is not well received by the rising Nazi party. Using his role as the modern day Samson to defend his own people, Zishe embarks on an inevitable path to tragedy.
Director
Werner Herzog
Producer
Gary Bart, Werner Herzog, Christine Ruppert
Screenwriter
Werner Herzog
Distributor
Fine Line Features
Production Co
Fine Line Features, Jan Bart Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Sexual Content|Thematic Elements)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 20, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 21, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$80.6K
Runtime
2h 11m
Sound Mix
Surround
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