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Even Dwarfs Started Small

Original title: Auch Zwerge haben klein angefangen
  • 19701970
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  • 1h 36m
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Auch Zwerge haben klein angefangen (1970)
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A group of dwarfs at a correctional facility erupt in anarchy.A group of dwarfs at a correctional facility erupt in anarchy.A group of dwarfs at a correctional facility erupt in anarchy.

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  • Director
    • Werner Herzog
  • Writer
    • Werner Herzog
  • Stars
    • Helmut Döring
    • Paul Glauer
    • Gisela Hertwig
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  • Director
    • Werner Herzog
  • Writer
    • Werner Herzog
  • Stars
    • Helmut Döring
    • Paul Glauer
    • Gisela Hertwig
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    • 48Critic reviews
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    Helmut Döring
    Helmut Döring
    • Hombréas Hombré
    Paul Glauer
    • Erzieheras Erzieher
    Gisela Hertwig
    • Pobrecitaas Pobrecita
    Hertel Minkner
    • Chickletsas Chicklets
    Gertrud Piccini
    • Piccinias Piccini
    Marianne Saar
    • Theresaas Theresa
    Brigitte Saar
    • Cochinaas Cochina
    Gerd Gickel
    Gerd Gickel
    • Pepeas Pepe
    Erna Gschwendtner
    • Azucaras Azucar
    Gerhard Maerz
    • Territoryas Territory
    Alfredo Piccini
    • Anselmoas Anselmo
    Erna Smollarz
    • Schweppesas Schweppes
    Lajos Zsarnoczay
    • Chapparoas Chapparo
    Pepi Hermine
    • The Presidentas The President
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      • Werner Herzog
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      • Werner Herzog
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    Storyline

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    A group of inhabitants of a correctional colony for people of small stature raises a riot against the local order. Tired of adhering to the many rules that require good behavior from them, they decide to become bad. Their immediate leader (also a dwarf) is forced to take refuge in one of the premises while waiting for the police to arrive. Meanwhile, the rioters are having fun: they beat dishes and glasses, start a car and eventually break it, kill a big pig, scoff at blind dwarfs living next door, arrange cockfights, set fire to flowerpots with their favorite colors, and so on. —Peter-Patrick76 (peter-patrick@mail.com)
    • actor injured
    • rebellion
    • chaos
    • actual animal killed
    • vengeance
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    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Werner Herzog promised the cast he would jump into a field of cactuses if they managed to pull through the movie. Eventually, he fulfilled his promise.
    • Quotes

      Hombré: When we behave nobody cares. But when we are bad nobody forgets.

    • Alternate versions
      UK versions are cut by 2 minutes 17 secs by the BBFC to remove a cockfight and shots of a live crucified monkey.
    • Connections
      Edited into Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1980)

    User reviews47

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    This is one of my favorite films ever
    This film isn't just depraved and misanthropic, it's depraved and misanthropic with heart.

    Despite it's grotesqueness, it depicts a fantasy of rebellion and transgression that I've loved for years. The urge to break free and destroy the confining objects and circumstances of our lives is within all of us. The potential joy of trashing and rendering inoperable our cars, the implements of our work, even our foodstuffs and houses lurks somewhere on a subconcious level, wether we are able to admit it to ourselves or not. Herzog has made an archetypal statement, very simply and unambiguously. The exhilaration of watching these laughing little people dismantle, bludgeon and set fire to their surroundings is immense

    I find I have a weird empathy with the character Hombre, the small guy who happily follows the group and laughs while he watches all the destruction. He has a kind of humble nobility which is revealed at the beginning of the film when he refuses to talk to police.
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    • Oct 11, 1999

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    • Release date
      • February 2, 1971 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • West Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Auch Zwerge haben klein angefangen
    • Filming locations
      • Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
    • Production company
      • Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
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    • Budget
      • $200,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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