The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (; lit. Every Man for Himself and God Against All) is a 1974 West German drama film written and directed by Werner Herzog and starring Bruno Schleinstein (credited as Bruno S.) and Walter Ladengast. The film closely follows the real story of foundling Kaspar Hauser, using the text of actual letters found with Hauser.
Plot
The film follows Kaspar Hauser, who has 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, wearing a black overcoat and top hat, who fed him.
Awards
Cast
- Alfred Edel
- Andi Gottwald
- Brigitte Mira
- Bruno Schleinstein
- Clemens Scheitz
- Enno Patalas
- Florian Fricke
- Hans Musäus
- Henry van Lyck
- Herbert Achternbusch
- Herbert Fritsch
- Johannes Buzalski
- Kidlat Tahimik
- Michael Kroecher
- Reinhard Hauff
- Volker Elis Pilgrim
- Volker Prechtel
- Walter Ladengast
- Walter Steiner
- Willy Semmelrogge
- Wolfgang Bauer
More details
| author | Jakob Wassermann Werner Herzog |
|---|---|
| award | Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix |
| contentLocation | Ansbach |
| director | Werner Herzog |
| editor | Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus |
| events | Kaspar Hauser |
| genre | drama historical |
| keywords | attack autopsy berber berber people bleed cerebellum chain georg friedrich daumer how to liver nuremberg rescue sahara desert stab top hat |
| musicBy | Florian Fricke |
| producer | Werner Herzog |
| publisher | Werner Herzog Filmproduktion |
| recordedAt | Dinkelsbühl |
| theme | biographical drama |