About this release
Nel 1828 venne trovato abbandonato e in stato confusionale un giovane, Kaspar Hauser, che sapeva appena camminare e parlare. In un film affascinante, Werner Herzog ci racconta le misteriose vicende del trovatello d'Europa, un personaggio che da sempre ha ispirato poeti, scrittori e storici.
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Disc 1
DVD
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
109 min
HistoryDrama
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.
Credits
Director
Werner Herzog
Writer
Werner Herzog
Cast
Bruno S.as Kaspar Hauser
Walter Ladengastas Professor Daumer
Brigitte Miraas Haushälterin Käthe
Willy Semmelroggeas Ringmaster
Kidlat Tahimikas Hombrecito, the Indian
Hans Musäusas Unknown Man
Michael Kroecheras Lord Stanhope
Henry van Lyckas Calvary Captain
Enno Patalasas Pastor Fuhrmann
Volker Elis Pilgrimas Pastor #2
Cinematographer
Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein
Composer
Popol Vuh
Editor
Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus
Producer
Werner Herzog
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- August 4, 2026