The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser"
Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle (1974)
Timing:
1:49 (109 min)
7.4/10
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Actors and characters
Walter Ladengast
Character Professor Daumer
Willy Semmelrogge
Character Ringmaster
Hans Musäus
Character Unknown Man
Michael Kroecher
Character Lord Stanhope
Henry van Lyck
Character Calvary Captain
Volker Elis Pilgrim
Character Pastor #2
Volker Prechtel
Character Hiltel, the prison guard
Gloria Doer
Character Frau Hiltel
Andi Gottwald
Character young Mozart
Wolfgang Bauer
Character country boy #2
Walter Steiner
Character country boy #3
Willy Meyer-Fürst
Character Doctor
Florian Fricke
Character Florian
Alfred Edel
Character Logic Professor
Franz Brumbach
Character bear showman
Herbert Fritsch
Character Mayor
Wilhelm Bayer
Character employee of the captain
Peter Gebhart
Character man who finds Kaspar
Otto Heinzle
Character old priest
Dorothea Kraft
Character little girl
Dr. Walter Pflaum
Character Doctor #2
Dr. Heinz Niemöller
Character Doctor #3
Peter-Udo Schönborn
Character crier
Markus Weller
Character Julius
Reinhard Hauff
Character Bauer - role was cut
Philippe Mareuil
Character Doublure voix française de Michael Kroecher
What's left behind the scenes
- The film was released on American screens under the title "The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser" (English: The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser).
- The film was shot in the small Bavarian town of Dinkelsbühl.
- Herzog intended to dedicate the film to Lotte Eisner, a prominent researcher of German Expressionism, who was living in Paris at the time. Upon learning of her serious illness, the director, after completing filming, walked 400 miles from Munich to Paris, with a map and compass in hand, "sleeping under bridges," in order to "redeem" her life with his sacrifice.
- Herzog offered the lead role in the film to Bruno S. – a non-professional actor who had spent ten years in an institution for the mentally disabled, although he was not actually disabled: "He looks like a schizophrenic and behaves like a schizophrenic because he was treated so terribly. He simply doesn’t know how to behave," the director believed. He was not deterred by the fact that Bruno was more than twice the age of the historical Kaspar: "What difference does Bruno’s age make? Even if he were 65, I would cast him in this role." Herzog paid Bruno for three months of work on the film, forcing him to open a bank account. After the film’s release, he stated that the actor deserved an "Oscar" and that it was a disgrace that awards went to "someone like John Wayne."
- German critics reproached the director for casting a person who did not fully perceive the world, accusing him of "exploiting" his physical disability.
- According to the director, Bruno S. "was perfectly aware that the film was not only about how society killed Kaspar Hauser, but also about how society destroyed him, Bruno." He even considered naming the film "The Story of Bruno Hauser."
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