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.
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Cast
33 people
Bruno S.
Kaspar Hauser
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Walter Ladengast
Professor Daumer
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Brigitte Mira
Haushälterin Käthe
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Willy Semmelrogge
Ringmaster
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Woyzeck
Scene of the Crime
Kidlat Tahimik
Hombrecito, the Indian
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Hans Musäus
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Kapitän Harmsen
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Michael Kroecher
Lord Stanhope
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Ghost of Love
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Henry van Lyck
Calvary Captain
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The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
Enno Patalas
Pastor Fuhrmann
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Germany in Autumn
Der Platzanweiser
Volker Elis Pilgrim
Pastor #2
Volker Prechtel
Hiltel, the prison guard
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The Name of the Rose
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Gloria Doer
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Werner Herzog Director · Popol Vuh Composer Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein Cinematographer
First release November 1, 1974 · Produced in Germany · Production Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Production
ZDF
Production
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original title
Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · November 1, 1974
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
China
April 17, 2026 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Italy
November 1, 1975 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 24, 1976 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 20, 1975 · Theatrical
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