The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 50min
- Biography, Drama
- 01 Nov 1974 (West Germany)
- Movie
A young man named Kaspar Hauser suddenly appears in Nuremberg in 1828, barely able to talk or walk, and bearing a strange note.
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Awards:
- 5 wins & 3 nominations.
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Cast
| Bruno S. | ... |
Kaspar Hauser
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Walter Ladengast | ... |
Professor Daumer
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| Brigitte Mira | ... |
Kathe, Servant
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Willy Semmelrogge | ... |
Circus director
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Michael Kroecher | ... |
Lord Stanhope
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Hans Musäus | ... |
Unknown Man
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| Henry van Lyck | ... |
Cavalry Captain
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Gloria Doer | ... |
Frau Hiltel
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| Volker Prechtel | ... |
Hiltel the prison guard
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| Herbert Achternbusch | ... |
Bavarian Chicken Hypnotizer
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Wolfgang Bauer |
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Wilhelm Bayer | ... |
Taunting Farmboy
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Franz Brumbach |
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| Helmut Döring | ... |
Little King
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Alfred Edel | ... |
Professor
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Florian Fricke | ... |
Florian
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Heribert Fritsch |
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Peter Gebhart |
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Andi Gottwald | ... |
Young Mozart
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| Reinhard Hauff |
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Otto Heinzle |
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| Kidlat Tahimik | ... |
Hombrecito
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Dorothea Kraft |
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Willy Meyer-Fuerst | ... |
Coroner
(as Dr. Willy Meyer - Fürst)
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Heinz H. Niemöller | ... |
Coroner
(as Dr. Heinz H. Niemöller)
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Enno Patalas | ... |
Pastor Fuhrmann
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Walter Pflum | ... |
Coroner
(as Dr. Walter Pflum)
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Volker Elis Pilgrim | ... |
Pastor
(as Elis Pilgrim)
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| Clemens Scheitz | ... |
Scribe
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Peter-Udo Schönborn |
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| Walter Steiner | ... |
Taunting Farmboy
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Marcus Weller |
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Benedikt Kuby | ... |
Wine Server (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Werner Herzog | ||
Written by
| Werner Herzog | ... | (book) |
| Jakob Wassermann | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Werner Herzog | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Werner Herzog | ... | (additional cinematography) |
| Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein | ||
Editing by
| Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus | ||
Editorial Department
| Marta Lederer | ... | assistant editor |
| Willi Segler | ... | editorial staff |
Production Design by
| Henning von Gierke | ||
Costume Design by
| Ann Poppel | ... | (costumes) |
| Gisela Storch | ... | (costumes) |
Makeup Department
| Susanne Schröder | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Walter Saxer | ... | production manager |
| Joschi Arpa | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Benedikt Kuby | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Haymo Heyder | ... | sound (as Haymo Henry Heyder) |
| Peter van Anft | ... | sound assistant |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Gunter Freyse | ... | still photographer |
| Mike Gast | ... | assistant camera (as Michael Gast) |
| Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein | ... | camera |
| Klaus Wyborny | ... | 2nd camera / second camera operator |
| Dietmar Zander | ... | lighting |
| Lucki Stipetic | ... | photographer: dream panorama (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Christian Weisenborn | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Bruno S. | ... | musician: piano improvisation (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Feli Sommer | ... | script supervisor |
| Wolfgang von Ungern-Sternberg | ... | assistant script supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Joschi Arpa | ... | production assistant (as Joschi N. Arpa) |
| Anja Schmidt-Zäringer | ... | production secretary |
| Wolfgang von Ungern-Sternberg | ... | co-worker (as Wolfgang v. Ungern-Sternberg) |
Thanks
| Lotte Eisner | ... | to, and all those who were forced to leave Germany |
Production Companies
- Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
- Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) (in cooperation with)
- Filmverlag der Autoren
Distributors
- Filmverlag der Autoren (1974) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- New Yorker Films (1975) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Artkino Pictures (1976) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Eye Film Instituut (2023) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (re-release) (digitally restored version)
- Lightbox Entertainment (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Národní Filmový Archiv (NFA) (2008) (Czechia) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (1976) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Altomedia. Co. Ltd. (Korea) (DVD)
- Altomedia. Co. Ltd. (Korea) (VHS)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Arthaus (2019) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Arthaus (2019) (Germany) (DVD)
- BFI Video (2014) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Cinemacguffin (2016) (Japan) (Blu-ray)
- F.J. Lucas (Brazil) (VHS)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (video)
- NHK-BS2 (1993) (Japan) (tv)
- New Yorker Films (1996) (United States) (VHS)
- Palace Video (1982) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Palace Video (1982) (United Kingdom) (video) (Betamax)
- Ripley's Film (2003) (Italy)
- Ripley's Home Video (2003) (Italy) (DVD)
- Shout! Factory (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Tohokushinsha (2001) (Japan) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
- VCL Communications (1984) (West Germany) (VHS)
- VIGGO (2020) (Italy)
- Versátil Home Vídeo (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
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Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Herzog's film is based upon the true and mysterious story of Kaspar Hauser, a young man who suddenly appeared in Nuremberg in 1828, barely able to talk or walk, and bearing a strange note; he later explained that he had been held captive in a dungeon of some sort for his entire life that he could remember, and only recently was he released, for reasons unknown. His benefactor attempts to integrate him into society, with intriguing results.
Written by Mike D'Angelo |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Werner Herzog's said at his Rogue Film School, that the following scenes were shot with a Super-8mm camera: a) The opening scene on the river. b) The montage of landscape shots early in the film. c) Right after the man in black teaches Kaspar how to walk. d) The Caucasus pyramid sequence. e) The caravan in the desert with the old man tasting the sand. Herzog talked about how, for some of the landscape shots early in the film, he mounted a telephoto lens on the end of wide angle lens onto his Super 8 camera. This distorted the edges of the images and created a white/halo effect around the frame. On the DVD audio commentary of this film, he mentions how for the Caucasus pyramid sequence he projected the image onto a screen and then re-photographed the image with a 35mm camera at a different frame rate from the projected speed. He also used this technique with the caravan in the desert sequence. See more » |
| Goofs | In a brief scene we see a stork eating a frog with its legs tagged (ringed), but bird ringing didn't start until the end of the nineteenth century, decades after the life of Kaspar Hauser. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in I Am My Films (1978). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Canon in D major See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Opening credits prologue: One Sunday in 1828 a ragged boy was found abandoned in the town of N. He could hardly walk and spoke but one sentence. Later, he told of being locked in a dark cellar from birth. He had never seen another human being, a tree, a house before. To this day no one knows where he came from - or who set him free. Don't you hear that horrible screaming all around you? That screaming men call silence? See more » |
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Opening caption:
Do you not then hear this horrible scream all around you that people usually call silence. See more » |