The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

1974 · directed by Werner Herzog

Rating

81/100

Hit

yes

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.

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974), directed by Werner Herzog, rates 81/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Bruno S.
• Walter Ladengast
• Brigitte Mira
• Willy Semmelrogge
• Kidlat Tahimik
• Hans Musäus
• Michael Kroecher
• Henry van Lyck
• Enno Patalas
• Volker Elis Pilgrim

Crew

• Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein — Director of Photography
• Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus — Editor
• Popol Vuh — Original Music Composer
• Werner Herzog — Screenplay

More from Werner Herzog

1. Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) — 98/100 · hit
2. Lessons of Darkness (1992) — 88/100 · TV film, not counted
3. Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997) — 84/100 · hit
4. Stroszek (1977) — 83/100 · hit
5. Grizzly Man (2005) — 82/100 · hit
6. Land of Silence and Darkness (1971) — 81/100 · hit

How these numbers work: Methodology