Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle (1974)

Director:

Werner Herzog

Writer:

Werner Herzog (writer)
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Release Date:

1 November 1974 (West Germany)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | History

Plot:

Herzog's film is based upon the true and mysterious story of Kaspar Hauser, a young man who suddenly appeared in Nuremberg in 1828...

Plot Keywords:

Captive | Dwarf | Isolation | Exploitation | Sensitivity

Awards:

6 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Bruno S.	...	Kaspar Hauser
Walter Ladengast	...	Professor Daumer
Brigitte Mira	...	Kathe, Servant
Willy Semmelrogge	...	Circus director
Michael Kroecher	...	Lord Stanhope
Hans Musäus	...	Unknown Man
Marcus Weller
Gloria Doer	...	Frau Hiltel
Volker Prechtel	...	Hiltel the prison guard
Herbert Achternbusch	...	Bavarian Chicken Hypnotizer
Wolfgang Bauer
Wilhelm Bayer	...	Taunting Farmboy
Franz Brumbach
Johannes Buzalski
Helmut Döring	...	Little King
Alfred Edel	...	Professor
Florian Fricke	...	Florian
Heribert Fritsch
Peter Gebhart
Andi Gottwald	...	Young Mozart
Reinhard Hauff
Otto Heinzle
Kidlat Tahimik	...	Hombrecito
Dorothea Kraft
Willy Meyer-Fuerst	...	Coroner (as Dr. Willy Meyer-Furst)
Dr. Heinz H. Niemöller	...	Coroner
Enno Patalas	...	Pastor Fuhrmann
Dr. Walter Pflum	...	Coroner
Volker Elis Pilgrim	...	Pastor (as Elis Pilgrim)
Clemens Scheitz	...	Scribe
Peter-Udo Schönborn
Walter Steiner	...	Taunting Farmboy
Henry van Lyck	...	Cavalry Captain
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Benedikt Kuby	...	Wine Server (uncredited)

Directed by
Werner Herzog

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Werner Herzog		writer
Jakob Wassermann		uncredited

Produced by
Werner Herzog	....	producer

Cinematography by
Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein

Film Editing by
Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus

Production Design by
Henning von Gierke

Costume Design by
Ann Poppel
Gisela Storch

Makeup Department
Susanne Schröder	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Joschi Arpa	....	production manager
Walter Saxer	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Benedikt Kuby	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Haymo Heyder	....	sound (as Haymo Henry Heyder)
Peter van Anft	....	sound assistant

Camera and Electrical Department
Gunter Freyse	....	still photographer
Mike Gast	....	assistant camera (as Michael Gast)
Klaus Wyborny	....	second camera operator
Dietmar Zander	....	lighting technician
Lucki Stipetic	....	photographer: dream panorama (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Martha Lederer	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Bruno S.	....	musician: piano improvisation

Other crew
Joschi Arpa	....	production assistant (as Joschi N. Arpa)
Anja Schmidt-Zäringer	....	production secretary
Feli Sommer	....	script supervisor
Wolfgang von Ungern-Sternberg	....	assistant script supervisor (as Wolfgang v. Ungern-Sternberg)
Wolfgang von Ungern-Sternberg	....	co-worker (as Wolfgang v. Ungern-Sternberg)
Christian Weisenborn	....	location manager

Production Companies

• Filmverlag der Autoren
• Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
• Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)

Distributors

• New Yorker Films (1975) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Národní Filmový Archiv (NFA) (2008) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Altomedia. Co. Ltd. (Korea) (DVD)
• Altomedia. Co. Ltd. (Korea) (VHS)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• F.J. Lucas (Brazil) (VHS)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (video)
• New Yorker Films (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Palace Video (1982) (UK) (VHS)
• Palace Video (1982) (UK) (video) (Betamax)
• Ripley's Home Video (2003) (Italy) (DVD)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• Versátil Home Vídeo (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Every Man for Himself and God Against All
Kaspar Hauser - Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle (West Germany)
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (International: English title)
The Mystery of Kaspar Hauser (International: English title) (dubbed version)
El enigma de Gaspar Hauser (Spain) [es]
Kaspar Hauser (Hungary) [hu]
Kaspar Hauserin tapaus (Finland) [fi]
Kasper Hauser - var och en för sig och Gud mot alla (Sweden) [sv]
Kazdý pro sebe a Buh proti vsem (Czechoslovakia: Czech title) [cs]
L'enigma di Kaspar Hauser (Italy) [it]
L'enigme de Kaspar Hauser (France) [fr]
O Enigma de Kaspar Hauser (Brazil) [pt]
O kathenas gia ton eafto tou kai o Theos enantion olon (Greece) (reissue title) [el]
Tajna Kaspara Hausera (Croatia) [hr]
To ainigma tou Kaspar Hauser (Greece) [el]

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG | Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | West Germany:12 (bw)

Filming Locations:

Dinkelsbühl, Bavaria, Germany

Company:

Filmverlag der Autoren

Quotes:

Kaspar Hauser: Mother, I am so far away from everything.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Bis ans Ende... und dann noch weiter. Die ekstatische Welt des Filmemachers Werner Herzog (1989) (TV)

Werner Herzog: Like A Prophet

Not only is THE ENIGMA OF KASPAR HAUSER Werner Herzog's best film but I also believe it to be the greatest film ever made along with Stanley Kubrick's A CLOCKWORK ORANGE. KASPAR HAUSER has some of the most incredible and powerful images ever filmed.

The opening shot is that of a rye field blowing in the wind; we hear Pachelbel's 'Cannon' and the following words appear on the screen; "Don't you hear that horrible screaming all around you? The screaming men call silence." This sequence perfectly captures the spirit of this film; the beauty of suffering seen through the eyes of a human that is untainted and unformed by society.

This film changed my life. I now see the world with a new set of eyes. It has the most amazing photography, brilliant use of music and an amazing performance by Bruno S.; a schizophrenic street musician who never acted before and who had been incarcerated for most of his life.