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A group of dwarfs at a correctional facility erupt in anarchy.A group of dwarfs at a correctional facility erupt in anarchy.A group of dwarfs at a correctional facility erupt in anarchy.
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- TriviaWerner Herzog promised the cast he would jump into a field of cacti if they managed to pull through the movie. Eventually, he fulfilled his promise.
- Alternate versionsUK versions are cut by 2 minutes 17 secs by the BBFC to remove a cockfight and shots of a live crucified monkey.
- ConnectionsEdited into Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1980)
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This is one of my favorite films ever
This film isn't just depraved and misanthropic, it's depraved and misanthropic with heart.
Despite it's grotesqueness, it depicts a fantasy of rebellion and transgression that I've loved for years. The urge to break free and destroy the confining objects and circumstances of our lives is within all of us. The potential joy of trashing and rendering inoperable our cars, the implements of our work, even our foodstuffs and houses lurks somewhere on a subconcious level, wether we are able to admit it to ourselves or not. Herzog has made an archetypal statement, very simply and unambiguously. The exhilaration of watching these laughing little people dismantle, bludgeon and set fire to their surroundings is immense
I find I have a weird empathy with the character Hombre, the small guy who happily follows the group and laughs while he watches all the destruction. He has a kind of humble nobility which is revealed at the beginning of the film when he refuses to talk to police.
Despite it's grotesqueness, it depicts a fantasy of rebellion and transgression that I've loved for years. The urge to break free and destroy the confining objects and circumstances of our lives is within all of us. The potential joy of trashing and rendering inoperable our cars, the implements of our work, even our foodstuffs and houses lurks somewhere on a subconcious level, wether we are able to admit it to ourselves or not. Herzog has made an archetypal statement, very simply and unambiguously. The exhilaration of watching these laughing little people dismantle, bludgeon and set fire to their surroundings is immense
I find I have a weird empathy with the character Hombre, the small guy who happily follows the group and laughs while he watches all the destruction. He has a kind of humble nobility which is revealed at the beginning of the film when he refuses to talk to police.
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- Oct 11, 1999
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- Auch Zwerge haben klein angefangen
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- Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain(main location)
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- $200,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Even Dwarfs Started Small (1970) officially released in India in English?
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