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The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

Nov 01, 1974 1h 49m
7.3
329 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
Companies ZDF, Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Countries Germany
Keywords liberation, nuremberg, germany, curious
Bruno S.

Bruno S.

Kaspar Hauser
Walter Ladengast

Walter Ladengast

Professor Daumer
Brigitte Mira

Brigitte Mira

Haushälterin Käthe
Kidlat Tahimik

Kidlat Tahimik

Hombrecito, the Indian
Hans Musäus

Hans Musäus

Unknown Man
Michael Kroecher

Michael Kroecher

Lord Stanhope
Henry van Lyck

Henry van Lyck

Calvary Captain
Enno Patalas

Enno Patalas

Pastor Fuhrmann
Volker Prechtel

Volker Prechtel

Hiltel, the prison guard
Gloria Doer

Gloria Doer

Frau Hiltel
Andi Gottwald

Andi Gottwald

young Mozart
Wolfgang Bauer

Wolfgang Bauer

country boy #2
Walter Steiner

Walter Steiner

country boy #3
Johannes Buzalski

Johannes Buzalski

Police Officer
Alfred Edel

Alfred Edel

Logic Professor
Franz Brumbach

Franz Brumbach

bear showman
Wilhelm Bayer

Wilhelm Bayer

employee of the captain
Peter Gebhart

Peter Gebhart

man who finds Kaspar
Otto Heinzle

Otto Heinzle

old priest
Reinhard Hauff

Reinhard Hauff

Bauer - role was cut