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The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

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The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
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NR,1hr 50min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
November 15, 1974
Director:
Werner Herzog
Distributor:
New Yorker Films
Starring:
Bruno S., Brigitte Mira, Walter Ladengast  ...more
Synopsis: German director Werner Herzog's internationally acclaimed "breakthrough" film is based on the famous story of mysterious 19th-century child genius Kasper Hauser. As played by Bruno S., Hauser shows up unannounced in the middle of a village square, frightening the populace with his bizarre behavior. He cannot talk, nor is there any indication of his parentage, thus Kaspar is immediately the object of close scrutiny from the authorities. When he finally does develop the power of speech, he reveals ... Full Synopsis
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Lucia Bozzola, AMG Review
Visionary New German Cinema director Werner Herzog's U.S. breakthrough, Jeder für Sich und Gott Gegen Alle or The Mystery of Kaspar Hauser is a poignant, visually exquisite allegory of how civilization breeds despair. Based on a true story similar to the case in François Truffaut's The Wild Child (1970), Herzog's rendering of isolated, preverbal foundling Kaspar Hauser's release into the world as an ... Full Review
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Bruno S.
Kaspar Hauser
Brigitte Mira
Servant, Kathe
Walter Ladengast
Professor, Professor Daumer
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