Storyline
In May 1828, a feral boy aged around 16 was found in Nuremberg. Kaspar Hauser, as he is called, can only speak a few indistinct words and knows nothing about his origins or family. The film depicts the - presumed - circumstances under which Hauser was held captive in complete isolation in a hiding place from infancy onwards. From this emerges the picture of an intrigue involving high circles of aristocratic society. Five years after his liberation, in December 1833, Kaspar Hauser died as a result of a stab wound inflicted by an unknown perpetrator.
Cast & Crew
André Eisermann
Kaspar Hauser
Lead
Udo Samel
Daumer
Jeremy Clyde
Lord Stanhope
Katharina Thalbach
Comtesse Hochberg
Johannes Silberschneider
Lehrer Meyer
Peter Lohmeyer
Leopold von Baden
Dieter Laser
Ludwig I. von Bayern
Uwe Ochsenknecht
Ludwig von Baden
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gernot Roll's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Kaspar Hauser is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
