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BiographyDramaHistory

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

BiographyDramaHistory

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

1974 · 110 min · Germany · German

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974) has a goodrecmovies Score of 71.2, ranked #1,962 among movies on goodrecmovies (goodrecmovies tier: solid). It's a Biography, Drama and History movie rated 7.6/10 on IMDb from 20,690 votes. Updated

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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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Bruno S.
Kaspar Hauser
Walter Ladengast
Professor Daumer
Brigitte Mira
Käthe the housekeeper (Haushälterin)
Willy Semmelrogge
Circus director
Michael Kroecher
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Hans Musäus
Unknown Man
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Gloria Doer
Frau Hiltel
Volker Prechtel
Hiltel the prison guard
Herbert Achternbusch
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BBruno S.Kaspar HauserWWalter LadengastProfessor DaumerBBrigitte MiraKäthe the housekeeper (Haushälterin)WWilly SemmelroggeCircus directorMMichael KroecherLord StanhopeHHans MusäusUnknown ManHHenry van LyckCavalry CaptainGGloria DoerFrau HiltelVVolker PrechtelHiltel the prison guardHHerbert AchternbuschBavarian Chicken Hypnotizer

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