The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

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The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)

— 109 min - Drama, History, Foreign - 1 November 1974
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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.

Director:  Werner Herzog
Stars:  Bruno S., Walter Ladengast, Brigitte Mira, Willy Semmelrogge, Kidlat Tahimik, Hans Musäus, Michael Kroecher, Henry van Lyck, Enno Patalas, Volker Elis Pilgrim, Volker Prechtel, Gloria Doer, Helmut Döring, Andi Gottwald, Herbert Achternbusch, Wolfgang Bauer, Walter Steiner, Clemens Scheitz, Johannes Buzalski, Willy Meyer-Fürst, Florian Fricke, Alfred Edel, Franz Brumbach, Herbert Fritsch, Wilhelm Bayer, Peter Gebhart, Otto Heinzle, Dorothea Kraft, Dr. Walter Pflaum, Dr. Heinz Niemöller, Peter-Udo Schönborn, Markus Weller, Reinhard Hauff

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Storyline

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.

Collections: Werner Herzog
Genres: Drama, History, Foreign

Details

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Country:   Germany
Language:  German
Release Date:  1 November 1974

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Company Credits

Production Companies:  Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), Werner Herzog Filmproduktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 49 min