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01/11/1974 Drama, History 1h 49m
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Overview

The film follows Kaspar Hauser, 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.

  1. Werner Herzog

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Bruno S.

    Kaspar Hauser

  2. Walter Ladengast

    Professor Daumer

  3. Brigitte Mira

    Haushälterin Käthe

  4. Willy Semmelrogge

    Ringmaster

  5. Kidlat Tahimik

    Hombrecito, the Indian

  6. Hans Musäus

    Unknown Man

  7. Michael Kroecher

    Lord Stanhope

  8. Henry van Lyck

    Calvary Captain

  9. Enno Patalas

    Pastor Fuhrmann

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2024-11-04
**_The real-life story of the mysterious Kaspar Hauser put to film by Werner Herzog_**

A young man shows up in the square of a town in Bavaria in 1828 (Bruno S.), but he can only speak a few words and can hardly walk. The note in his hand was from someone who cared for him near the Bavarian border since he was an infant. It stated that he had never been let outside the house and wanted to be a cavalryman, like his father. The teenager finds himself becoming a ‘hit’ and stirs up much attention.

“The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser” (1974) was Herzog’s follow-up to his acclaimed “Agu...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
German

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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