The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

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1974
1h 49m
7.3(354 votes)
Drama
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Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

33 members
Acting

Bruno S.

Kaspar Hauser

Bruno S.
Acting

Walter Ladengast

Professor Daumer

Walter Ladengast
Acting

Brigitte Mira

Haushälterin Käthe

Brigitte Mira
Acting

Willy Semmelrogge

Ringmaster

Willy Semmelrogge
Directing

Kidlat Tahimik

Hombrecito, the Indian

Kidlat Tahimik
Acting

Hans Musäus

Unknown Man

Hans Musäus
Acting

Michael Kroecher

Lord Stanhope

Michael Kroecher
Acting

Henry van Lyck

Calvary Captain

Henry van Lyck
Acting

Enno Patalas

Pastor Fuhrmann

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Acting

Volker Elis Pilgrim

Pastor #2

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Acting

Volker Prechtel

Hiltel, the prison guard

Volker Prechtel
Acting

Gloria Doer

Frau Hiltel

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Acting

Helmut Döring

Little King

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Andi Gottwald

young Mozart

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Directing

Herbert Achternbusch

country boy #1

Herbert Achternbusch
Writing

Wolfgang Bauer

country boy #2

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Acting

Walter Steiner

country boy #3

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Clemens Scheitz

Registrar

Clemens Scheitz
Acting

Johannes Buzalski

Police Officer

Johannes Buzalski
Acting

Willy Meyer-Fürst

Doctor

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Sound

Florian Fricke

Florian

Florian Fricke
Acting

Alfred Edel

Logic Professor

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Franz Brumbach

bear showman

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Acting

Herbert Fritsch

Mayor

Herbert Fritsch
Acting

Wilhelm Bayer

employee of the captain

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Acting

Peter Gebhart

man who finds Kaspar

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Otto Heinzle

old priest

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Dorothea Kraft

little girl

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Acting

Dr. Walter Pflaum

Doctor #2

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Dr. Heinz Niemöller

Doctor #3

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Acting

Peter-Udo Schönborn

crier

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Markus Weller

Julius

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Directing

Reinhard Hauff

Bauer - role was cut

Reinhard Hauff

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