The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
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1974
1h 49m
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German
Drama, History
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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.
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
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.
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Cast
Kaspar Hauser
Professor Daumer
Haushälterin Käthe
Ringmaster
Hombrecito, the Indian
Unknown Man
Lord Stanhope
Calvary Captain
Pastor Fuhrmann
Pastor #2
Hiltel, the prison guard
Frau Hiltel
Little King
young Mozart
country boy #1
country boy #2
country boy #3
Registrar
Police Officer
Doctor
Florian
Logic Professor
bear showman
Mayor
employee of the captain
Directed By: Werner Herzog
Written By: Werner Herzog (Screenplay)
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CinemaSerf
2 weeks ago
Right - despite the fact that this is based on an actual man and actual events, it is pretty aptly titled. Werner Herzog takes a bit of a punt with his chronology of the life of Kaspar Hauser (a strong performance from Bruno S.) but there are very few definites here except for the fact that we know More
Wuchak
2 weeks ago
**_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 borde More
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 borde More
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