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The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
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.
Directed by Werner Herzog
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Status
Released
Released
November 1, 1974
Runtime
1h 49m
Language
German
Top cast
Bruno S.
Kaspar Hauser
Walter Ladengast
Professor Daumer
Brigitte Mira
Haushälterin Käthe
Willy Semmelrogge
Ringmaster
Kidlat Tahimik
Hombrecito, the Indian
Hans Musäus
Unknown Man
Michael Kroecher
Lord Stanhope
Henry van Lyck
Calvary Captain
Enno Patalas
Pastor Fuhrmann
Volker Elis Pilgrim
Pastor #2
Volker Prechtel
Hiltel, the prison guard
Gloria Doer
Frau Hiltel
Helmut Döring
Little King
Andi Gottwald
young Mozart
Herbert Achternbusch
country boy #1
Wolfgang Bauer
country boy #2
Walter Steiner
country boy #3
Clemens Scheitz
Registrar
Johannes Buzalski
Police Officer
Willy Meyer-Fürst
Doctor
