Even Dwarfs Started Small (1970)
A group of tormented patients stage a coup at an oppressive, dismal asylum after they're not allowed out on an excursion.
Director:
Werner Herzog
Writer:
Werner Herzog
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Helmut Döring as Hombré |
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Paul Glauer as Erzieher |
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Gisela Hertwig as Pobrecita |
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Hertel Minkner as Chicklets |
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Gertrud Piccini as Piccini |
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Marianne Saar as Theresa |
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Brigitte Saar as Cochina |
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Gerd Gickel as Pepe |
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Erna Gschwendtner as Azucar |
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Gerhard Maerz as Territory |
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Alfredo Piccini as Anselmo |
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Erna Smollarz as Schweppes |
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Lajos Zsarnoczay as Chapparo |
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Pepi Hermine as The President |
| Camera | Thomas Mauch | Director of Photography |
| Production | Werner Herzog | Producer |
| Sound | Florian Fricke | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Werner Herzog | Screenplay |
| Editing | Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus | Editor |
| Directing | Werner Herzog | Director |
| Production | Francisco Ariza | Production Manager |
| Directing | Wolfgang von Ungern-Sternberg | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Herbert Prasch | Sound |
| Production | Walter Saxer | Unit Production Manager |