The conflict between logic and the unknowable is as fascinating and exciting for us as it clearly is for Herzog.
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
1974 · 1h 49m · Not Rated
Drama, History
Directed by
Werner Herzog
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The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
Overview
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 and cast
- Werner Herzog Director
- Bruno S. as Kaspar Hauser
- Walter Ladengast as Professor Daumer
- Brigitte Mira as Haushälterin Käthe
- Willy Semmelrogge as Zirkusdirektor
- Volker Prechtel as Gefängniswärter Hiltl
- Kidlat Tahimik as Hombrecito, the Indian
- Herbert Achternbusch as Bauernbursche
- Hans Musäus as Unknown Man
- Michael Kroecher Cast
- Henry van Lyck Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
A lyrical film about the least lyrical of men.
Every Man is a superb movie because Mr. Herzog has managed to treat the fable in stunning human and dramatic terms.
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