The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
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.
At a glance
Countries
Germany
Ratings
TMDB users
7.3/10
374 votes
Rating consensus
73/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Warm reception overall — weighted ~73/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Bruno S.
Kaspar Hauser
Walter Ladengast
Professor Daumer
Brigitte Mira
Haushälterin Käthe
Willy Semmelrogge
Ringmaster
Kidlat Tahimik
Hombrecito, the Indian
Hans Musäus
Unknown Man
Michael Kroecher
Lord Stanhope
Henry van Lyck
Calvary Captain
Enno Patalas
Pastor Fuhrmann
Volker Elis Pilgrim
Pastor #2
Volker Prechtel
Hiltel, the prison guard
Gloria Doer
Frau Hiltel
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The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
Werner Herzog
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