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title: 'The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Werner Herzog'
released: '1974-11-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-enigma-of-kaspar-hauser-1974'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071691/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)

1974 · 110 min · Drama, History · Germany

Original title: Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle

## Synopsis

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser is a 1974 West German drama film written and directed by Werner Herzog and starring Bruno S. and Walter Ladengast. The film closely follows the real story of foundling Kaspar Hauser, using the text of actual letters found with Hauser.

## Credits

- **Original Music Composer:** [Florian Fricke](https://cinepixo.com/people/florian-fricke)
- **Director:** [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog)
- **Screenplay:** [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog), [Jakob Wassermann](https://cinepixo.com/people/jakob-wassermann)
- **Producer:** [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorg-schmidt-reitwein)
- **Editor:** [Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus](https://cinepixo.com/people/beate-mainka-jellinghaus)

## Cast

- [Florian Fricke](https://cinepixo.com/people/florian-fricke) as M. Florian, the blind pianist
- [Walter Ladengast](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-ladengast) as Georg Friedrich Daumer
- [Michael Kroecher](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-kroecher) as Philip Henry Stanhope, 4th Earl Stanhope
- [Volker Elis Pilgrim](https://cinepixo.com/people/volker-elis-pilgrim)
- [Clemens Scheitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/clemens-scheitz) as the Scribe
- [Alfred Edel](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-edel) as the professor of logic
- [Kidlat Tahimik](https://cinepixo.com/people/kidlat-tahimik) as Hombrecito
- [Enno Patalas](https://cinepixo.com/people/enno-patalas) as Pastor Fuhrmann
- [Willy Semmelrogge](https://cinepixo.com/people/willy-semmelrogge) as the Circus Director
- [Wolfgang Bauer](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-bauer) as a farmboy
- [Bruno Schleinstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-schleinstein) as Kaspar Hauser
- [Andi Gottwald](https://cinepixo.com/people/andi-gottwald) as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- [Herbert Achternbusch](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-achternbusch) as the Bavarian chicken hypnotizer
- [Hans Musäus](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-musaus) as an unknown man
- [Henry van Lyck](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-van-lyck) as the Cavalry Captain

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-enigma-of-kaspar-hauser-1974
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