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The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
1974 1h 49m Werner Herzog

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

★ 7.7 IMDb
Drama History Made in Europe
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.

Essays and Criticism
On Werner Herzog
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Awards & Festivals
Nominated International Submission to the Academy Awards
Won Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix
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