Nov 01, 1974
109 min
Full-HD

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)

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.

Category

Drama History

Country

Germany

Companies

ZDF Werner Herzog Filmproduktion

Bruno S.

Kaspar Hauser

Walter Ladengast

Professor Daumer

Brigitte Mira

Haushälterin Käthe

Willy Semmelrogge

Ringmaster

Kidlat Tahimik

Hombrecito, the Indian

Hans Musäus

Unknown Man

Michael Kroecher

Lord Stanhope

Henry van Lyck

Calvary Captain

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