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.
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
Who's in it
Cast
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14 billed performers
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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.
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- Release date
- Nov 1, 1974
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
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- Language
- German
- Country
- Germany
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