Even Dwarfs Started Small
1970·Germany - West Germany (FRG)·96 min.
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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.
DirectorWerner Herzog
ScreenwriterWerner Herzog
MusicFlorian Fricke
CinematographyThomas Mauch
CastHelmut Döring·Gerd Gickel·Paul Glauer·Erna Gschwendtner·Pepi Hermine·Gisela Hertwig·Gerhard Maerz·Hertel Minkner·Gertrud Piccini·Marianne Saar
Original titleAuch Zwerge haben klein angefangen