A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
September 16, 1970
Original Title:
Auch Zwerge haben klein angefangen
Alternate Titles:
Even Dwarfs Started Small
Også dverger begynte i det små
También los enanos empezaron pequeños
Genres:
Comedy | Drama
Production Companies:
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
CH: 16
Runtime: 96
The inhabitants of an institution in a remote country rebel against their keepers. Their acts of rebellion are by turns humorous, boring and alarming. An allegory on the problematic nature of fully liberating the human spirit, as both commendable and disturbing elements of our nature come forward. The film shows how justifiable revolt may be empowering, but may also turn to chaos and depravity. The allegory is developed in part by the fact that the film is cast entirely with dwarfs
Assistant Director:
Wolfgang von Ungern-Sternberg
Director:
Werner Herzog
Director of Photography:
Thomas Mauch
Editor:
Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus
Original Music Composer:
Florian Fricke
Producer:
Werner Herzog
Production Manager:
Francisco Ariza
Screenplay:
Werner Herzog
Sound:
Herbert Prasch
Unit Production Manager:
Walter Saxer
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