Even Dwarfs Started Small
Auch Zwerge haben klein angefangen
West Germany • 1970
Director
Synopsis
With his brilliantly anarchic second feature, Werner Herzog took his place as the enfant terrible of the New German Cinema. Cast entirely with dwarf actors, the film follows the chaos that erupts when the inmates confined to a repressive institution rise up in revolt against their keepers—a rebellion that gradually devolves into unchecked depravity. A furious allegory of oppression and liberation, EVEN DWARFS STARTED SMALL is an extreme and disturbing vision of human nature freed from all authority.
Synopsis
With his brilliantly anarchic second feature, Werner Herzog took his place as the enfant terrible of the New German Cinema. Cast entirely with dwarf actors, the film follows the chaos that erupts when the inmates confined to a repressive institution rise up in revolt against their keepers—a rebellion that gradually devolves into unchecked depravity. A furious allegory of oppression and liberation, EVEN DWARFS STARTED SMALL is an extreme and disturbing vision of human nature freed from all authority.
Credits
Crew
DirectorWerner Herzog
WriterWerner Herzog
CinematographerThomas Mauch
ComposerFlorian Fricke
EditorBeate Mainka-Jellinghaus
ProducerWerner Herzog