CinemaOSMovie · 1971 · 1h 36m

Even Dwarfs Started Small

64%(128)IMDbComedyDrama

A group of tormented patients stage a coup at an oppressive, dismal asylum after they're not allowed out on an excursion.

Directed byWerner Herzog

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 36m
Language
DE
Released
February 2, 1971
Budget
$200,000
Studios
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion

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Trailer: Even Dwarfs Started Small

Trailer: Even Dwarfs Started Small

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Helmut Döring

Hombré

Paul Glauer

Erzieher

Gisela Hertwig

Pobrecita

Hertel Minkner

Chicklets

Gertrud Piccini

Piccini

Marianne Saar

Theresa

Brigitte Saar

Cochina

Gerd Gickel

Pepe

Erna Gschwendtner

Azucar

Gerhard Maerz

Territory

Creative team
Directed by
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Written by
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Produced by
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog

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