- Actors: Helmut Döring, Paul Glauer, Gisela Hertwig, Hertel Minkner, Gertrud Piccini
- Directors: Werner Herzog
- Writers: Werner Herzog
- Producers: Werner Herzog
- Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC, Import
- Subtitles: English
- Region: All Regions
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
- Release Date: Oct 1 2002
- Run Time: 96 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00003CWHQ
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With a cast composed entirely of dwarfs, Werner Herzog (Aguirre, the Wrath of God) tells a tale of asylum inmates taking over the asylum. The institution's governor is holed up in his own home with a rebel hostage to keep him company. As the inmates' wrangling for the release of their fellow captive comes to naught, all symbols of ordered society are mocked and brought to a shambles. Typewriters are smashed, flowers are set on fire, a dinner ceremony ends with the slapstick smashing of plates, a monkey is tied to a crucifix and paraded in solemn observance, chickens resort to cannibalism. All vestige of order is disrupted in Herzog's blackly humorous, fatalistic parable, leaving us with nothing but the mad, strident cackling of a dwarf. It's not just that the dwarfs are grotesques, but that we all are grotesques in this eerie little world, and it's only through Herzog's eye that we see this clearly. This deceptively simple story builds with amazing power from beginning to end, brutal and compassionate, uncompromising and mad. --Jim Gay
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Genius
Nov 22 2002
Format:DVD
There is nothing I love more than a dwarf, after he has simply torn his world to pieces, laughing at a defecating camel for five minutes and then coughing because he laughed too hard.
Did you know? Werner Herzog promised that at the end of the film he would jump into some cactus to show that he understood the pain he was subjecting the cast to. He did this.
VERY strange indeed
Sep 26 2002
Format:DVD
This is a very, very, very bizarre film indeed, there is not much I can add to that, it is funny( but, should it be? ) and it's very different to anything out there, if you want to enjoy an easier film with more dwarves than you have ever seen, running riot then watch "Under The Rainbow" !
But it is a very interesting film to say the least.
But it is a very interesting film to say the least.
incredible film
May 27 2002
Format:DVD
werner herzog is a difficult director and he doesn't let the audience off easy. while a film like 'aguirre' is enjoyable on a surface level films like 'dwarves' require further thought. when i first saw this film i wasn't really into it but after listening to the commentary, seeing a few more of herzog's films and reading a book about him i appreciate what he is doing. the images and ideas that werner herzog commits to film are from a special place and anyone who has heard of the fantastic stories surrounding the production of a film like "fitzcaraldo" can see herzog's devotion to his art. in a profession filled with creativity and eccentricity herzog towers above all as a true oddity. this reputation has resulted in his ability to make films that are far from digestible for over 30 years. his talent and powerful personality make him worthy of attention and appreciation.
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bravo!!! 5 stars all the way
This one is a keeper . . . a warm, family movie for those cold wintery nights when your extended family is staying over for the holidays. Read more
Published on May 2 2002 by "swybs"
It'll make you throw your drugs away...
I remember sitting in an old time theater with Udo Kier and several other film fanatics "somewhere" in the northwest (I don't remember what year it was though) on a ton of... Read more
Published on April 12 2002
Most annoying movie of all time
Herzog is a genius! He made this movie, so annoying,but so interesting and well written, excellently directed, and acted beyond the talent of the actors... Read more
Published on Mar 25 2002 by Deipnosophist
LOOK AT THE TITLE, NEED I SAY MORE
If you are looking for a good movie to get the mother/father in law to stop calling u son, this is the one!!!! Read more
Published on April 30 2001 by Mark McGowan
Wow
On my top ten list now. Incredible. I can't get that monkey out of my brain - squeek - or that little man's maniacal laugh. Probably not for all tastes. Read more
Published on Mar 5 2001 by T. Steffen
MAD MAD MAD...MAD
I can't believe I hadn't seen or even heard about this insanely maniacal film for so many years. Although I've seen some of Herzog's later work with mixed reactions, EVEN DWARFS... Read more
Published on Mar 4 2001 by frankenberry
Perfect
This has to be one of the most wonderful films ever made. It rivals Citizen Kane and the Wizard of Oz. Read more
Published on Feb 20 2001 by Dave
alas!
Bored of knowing what is going to happen on american happy-ending, politically correct, cheap-edifying, always-making-sense, made-for-getting-academy awards movies? Read more
Published on Nov 2 2000 by Mnemosine
Patience, young viewers!
I saw this on the big screen at a sparsely attended $1-showing in a notoriously liberal college, and several viewers left before it was over, frustrated, confused, and perhaps even... Read more
Published on May 11 2000 by "omniscientfool"
Even Dwarfs Started Small
Very disturbing film which gains in stature after re-viewing with the director Herzog's commentary. As depressing as the film is, there is a lot of humor in it. Read more
Published on Mar 12 2000 by William H Dotson
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