7.3 / 10(391 votes)IMDb19741h 49mGermany

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle

Topics:#liberation #nuremberg, germany #curious

Synopsis

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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Type: Trailer • Published 2013-06-06

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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

Helmut Döring

Little King

Andi Gottwald

young Mozart

Herbert Achternbusch

country boy #1

Wolfgang Bauer

country boy #2

Walter Steiner

country boy #3

Clemens Scheitz

Registrar

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Release History & Theatrical Window

World Premiere

Beijing International Film Festival

Festival / Special Debut

Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Werner Herzog
Screenplay & Story: Werner Herzog
Original Score: Popol Vuh
Original Title: Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle
Country of Origin: Germany
Spoken Languages: German
Runtime: 1h 49m
Production Studios: ZDF, Werner Herzog Filmproduktion

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Werner Herzog

Screenplay & Story

Werner Herzog

Original Score & Music

Popol Vuh

Director of Photography

Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein

Film Editing

Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus

Producers

Werner Herzog

Department Leadership Roster

Werner Herzog

Director

Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus

Editor

Werner Herzog

Screenplay

Werner Herzog

Producer

Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein

Director of Photography

Gisela Storch

Costume Design

Ann Poppel

Costume Design

Henning von Gierke

Production Design

Popol Vuh

Original Music Composer

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Germany (FSK)12

FSK 12 — Restricted to viewers aged 12 and older.

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