The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)

Directed by Werner Herzog1h 49mDrama,History

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.

Rated
12
Year
1974
Country
DE
Language
German
Release date
1 November 1974
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Bruno S.
Bruno S.
Kaspar Hauser
Walter Ladengast
Walter Ladengast
Professor Daumer
Brigitte Mira
Brigitte Mira
Haushälterin Käthe
Willy Semmelrogge
Willy Semmelrogge
Ringmaster
Kidlat Tahimik
Kidlat Tahimik
Hombrecito, the Indian
Hans Musäus
Hans Musäus
Unknown Man
Michael Kroecher
Michael Kroecher
Lord Stanhope
Henry van Lyck
Henry van Lyck
Calvary Captain
E
Enno Patalas
Pastor Fuhrmann
V
Volker Elis Pilgrim
Pastor #2
Volker Prechtel
Volker Prechtel
Hiltel, the prison guard
G
Gloria Doer
Frau Hiltel
H
Helmut Döring
Little King
A
Andi Gottwald
young Mozart
Herbert Achternbusch
Herbert Achternbusch
country boy #1
W
Wolfgang Bauer
country boy #2
W
Walter Steiner
country boy #3
Clemens Scheitz
Clemens Scheitz
Registrar
Johannes Buzalski
Johannes Buzalski
Police Officer
W
Willy Meyer-Fürst
Doctor
Florian Fricke
Florian Fricke
Florian
Alfred Edel
Alfred Edel
Logic Professor
F
Franz Brumbach
bear showman
Herbert Fritsch
Herbert Fritsch
Mayor
W
Wilhelm Bayer
employee of the captain
P
Peter Gebhart
man who finds Kaspar
O
Otto Heinzle
old priest
D
Dorothea Kraft
little girl
D
Dr. Walter Pflaum
Doctor #2
D
Dr. Heinz Niemöller
Doctor #3
P
Peter-Udo Schönborn
crier
M
Markus Weller
Julius
Reinhard Hauff
Reinhard Hauff
Bauer - role was cut

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