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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Title: The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
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| Bruno S. | ... | Kaspar Hauser | |
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Walter Ladengast | ... | Professor Daumer |
| 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 |
| Henry van Lyck | ... | Cavalry Captain | |
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Gloria Doer | ... | Frau Hiltel |
| Volker Prechtel | ... | Hiltel the prison guard | |
| 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 | ||
| Johannes Buzalski | |||
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Helmut Döring | ... | Little King |
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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 <mqd8478@is2.nyu.edu>
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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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In the autopsy scene, the operating table is equipped with an exhaust pipe which is white and smooth. Plastic was not known at the time and pipes were made of lead. See more »Quotes
Kaspar Hauser: What are women good for?... Can you tell me that, Katy? Women are not good for anything but sitting still!See more »
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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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West GermanyLanguage:
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1 November 1974 (West Germany) See more »Also Known As:
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It's a well known philosophical conundrum, would a man be able to think (or even be properly considered a man) if he was denied all sensory stimulation? In Nuremburg in 1828, there was a practical test of this proposition, when a person was discovered in town who had spent all his previous life incarcerated and denied human contact. He was duly taught how to think; but in fact, was not grateful for the experience. Werner Herzog's film examines the strange life of Kaspar Hauser - I find it hard to say whether or not I consider it a good film, because that life itself was so strange. Certainly it better recreated the bafflement of those who interacted with Kaspar than it managed to suggest what it really felt like to be Kaspar - but then, who could know? It's probably not Herzog's greatest achievement - but it's certainly an intriguing subject.