The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

1974 · 109 min · ★ 7.3 · Drama, History

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.

Directed by Werner Herzog · Written by Werner Herzog

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