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The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
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Title: The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

Release Date: 1 Nov 1974

Runtime: 1h 49m

Genre: Drama, History

Director: ZDF, Werner Herzog Filmproduktion

Production Companies: ZDF, Werner Herzog Filmproduktion

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.3 (327 votes)

Cast

  • Kaspar Hauser: Bruno S.
  • Professor Daumer: Walter Ladengast
  • Haushälterin Käthe: Brigitte Mira
  • Ringmaster: Willy Semmelrogge
  • Hombrecito, the Indian: Kidlat Tahimik
  • Unknown Man: Hans Musäus
  • Lord Stanhope: Michael Kroecher
  • Calvary Captain: Henry van Lyck
  • Pastor Fuhrmann: Enno Patalas
  • Pastor #2: Volker Elis Pilgrim
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