Movie Description

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser is a 1974 German drama film written and directed by Werner Herzog and starring Bruno Schleinstein and Walter Ladengast. The film follows the real story of foundling Kaspar Hauser quite closely, using the text of actual letters found with Hauser.

The film was part of the competition for the Palme d'Or at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Palme d'Or and won three awards - the FIPRESCI Prize, the Grand Prize of the Jury and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury. The film also won three prizes at the German Film Awards in 1975. The film was selected as the German entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 48th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.