The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)

Herzog's film is based upon the true and mysterious story of Kaspar Hauser, a young man who suddenly appeared in Nuremberg in 1828... (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Werner Herzog
Written By: Werner Herzog, Jakob Wassermann
Starring: Herbert Achternbusch, Brigitte Mira, Alfred Edel, Volker Prechtel, Bruno S., Henry van Lyck, Johannes Buzalski, Walter Ladengast, Willy Semmelrogge, Michael Kroecher, Hans Musaeus, Peter Gebhart
AKAs: Every Man for Himself and God Against All, Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle
Country: West Germany
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Kaspar Hauser: "It seems to me that my coming into this world was a very hard fall."
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