The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

Year: 1974

Runtime: 109 mins

Language: German

Director: Werner Herzog

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The narrative centers on Kaspar Hauser (Bruno S.), who spent the first seventeen years confined to a cramped cellar, chained and alone with only a toy horse for company. His sole human interaction is a mysterious figure in a black overcoat and top hat who supplies his meals, emphasizing the extreme isolation that defines his early life.

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