Even Dwarfs Started Small
A group of tormented patients stage a coup at an oppressive, dismal asylum after they're not allowed out on an excursion.
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Cast
14 people
Werner Herzog Director · Florian Fricke Composer Thomas Mauch Cinematographer
Budget $200K · United States release September 16, 1970 · Produced in Germany
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Budget
$200,000
Production
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Production
New Line Cinema
Studio
Germany
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Original title
Auch Zwerge haben klein angefangen
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
France · May 15, 1970
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · September 16, 1970
Premiere · New York Film Festival
Germany · February 2, 1971
Theatrical
Switzerland
October 20, 2016 · Digital
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