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Synopsis: Herzog's film is based upon the true and mysterious story of Kaspar Hauser, a young man who suddenly appeared in Nuremberg in 1828, barely able to talk or walk, and bearing a strange note; he later explained that he had been held captive in a dungeon of some sort for his entire life that he could remember, and only recently was he released, for reasons unknown. His benefactor attempts to integrate him into society, with intriguing results.
Director(s): Werner Herzog
Production: New Yorker Films
  5 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.9
Rotten Tomatoes:
95%
NOT RATED
Year:
1974
110 min
511 Views


And a sheet of paper.

Can he write? Can you write?

Kaspar Hauser.

The fellow is not as wild

as I thought:
he came peacefully.

He seems harmless enough.

I've done all I can.

The rest is up to the authorities.

Maybe we should

place him under oath.

He did not impress us

as being either mad or depraved.

Neither mad nor depraved.

It's best we keep him in this

tower for criminals and vagabonds.

He doesn't look like going berserk.

No, but you never can tell.

He'll have to sit up to eat,

he can't eat on the floor.

Julius, take his feet.

You hold him back...

now forward...

Now he's on his feet!

Sit him down there.

Let's stretch his feet out.

I guess he never sat up

straight at a table before!

He never sat up

at all in the tower.

Take the bowl away...

Hold on to the table there!

Come on, let go!

Give me your hat,

you won't be needing it now.

Leave him be, it's all right.

Let's start.

You've got to eat, come on.

You can't eat with your hat!

He won't give it to me.

There, take the spoon...

...and start eating.

Look...look...like this.

Do it like me.

He'll be all right, it's just that

he don't have no manners yet.

So, open your mouth...

See, I told you so!

Oh, my goodness me!

Take his bowl away,

he's not used to it.

Give him bread, he always

takes bread when you give it to him.

Bread... take the bread.

Give him a drop of water, Julius.

Look, it's empty,

there's nothing more inside.

Nothing comes out any more.

- Empty!

- Empty.

Empty!

Nothing more inside.

All gone.

Empty.

Empty.

No, this jug's not empty,

there's beer in it.

Look... it's full, it's not empty.

That cup there is empty.

There's nothing in it.

Empty.

It'll take time,

getting him used to such things.

Don't cry, don't cry.

Oh my, how my gut is painin' me!

Finger, thumb, arm...

This is your hand, this is your arm.

Arm...nose...mouth...

Look, this is your ear.

Look, I've even got a mirror!

This here is your ear.

My gut is killing me.

Finger...shoulder...

...arm.

No, that's your hand.

This is your arm.

Hand, hand!

This is your arm.

Arm, arm, arm...

Hand.

Hey, what kind of

place is this here, anyway?

Damn your eyes, ain't

there nothin' in this place to drink?

Stand up, Kaspar, stand up!

You don't have to be

ashamed, we're alone here.

Only the dear Lord

is watching, don't be afraid.

Mother, my skin is coming off!

Don't worry about it.

He hasn't had a bath in years.

Lap, lap, lap, I like this milk,

Lap, lap, lap as smooth as silk.

Good morning, little cat so white.

May I sit down by your side?

Good morning, little cat so white,

May I sit down by your side?

Be nice to me little girl so fair,

Then you may sit down right there.

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Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog (German: [ˈvɛɐ̯nɐ ˈhɛɐ̯tsoːk]; born 5 September 1942) is a German screenwriter, film director, author, actor, and opera director. Herzog is a figure of the New German Cinema, along with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Margarethe von Trotta, Volker Schlöndorff, Werner Schröter, and Wim Wenders. Herzog's films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with unique talents in obscure fields, or individuals who are in conflict with nature.French filmmaker François Truffaut once called Herzog "the most important film director alive." American film critic Roger Ebert said that Herzog "has never created a single film that is compromised, shameful, made for pragmatic reasons, or uninteresting. Even his failures are spectacular." He was named one of the world's 100 most influential people by Time magazine in 2009. more…

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