Cinematic background from Even Dwarfs Started Small 1970 - 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
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A black and white photo of a group of people sitting in a row; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A man sitting at a table in front of a book shelf; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A group of people standing around a table with food on it; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – Black and white photograph of barrels of wine in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A young boy sitting in a chair listening to music; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A little boy standing in front of an open door; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – An old photo of a man looking under the hood of an old car; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of another man in a suit and tie in front of a door; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – An older man standing in front of an open door; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A young child is sitting in a chair; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – An older man standing in front of a palm tree; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – An older man sitting next to a younger man in a chair; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A young boy in overalls is leaning against a wall; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A man sitting in a chair in front of an open door; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A man riding a motorcycle on the side of the road; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – An empty chair in the middle of an empty field; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A man sitting at a table with a pen and paper; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – An older woman sitting in a chair in front of a white wall; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – Two young children standing in front of a car; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A young boy wearing sunglasses is holding a stick; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – An older woman holding a book while leaning on a barrel; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A boy sitting in a chair next to another boy; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – An old car with a woman sitting in the driver's seat; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A little boy sitting in a chair in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A man standing in front of a bunch of wooden barrels; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A group of kids standing in front of a wooden door; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A person walking up a ramp near a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A black and white photo of barrels of wine; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A man riding a motorcycle down a dirt road; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A woman sitting next to a little girl on a ledge; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A boy sitting in a chair with his feet on the floor; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A black and white photo of a group of people gathered together; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A young girl sitting on the floor with headphones on; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – An older woman sitting in a chair wearing a suit; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A black and white photo of people playing frisbee; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A young child is knocking on a door; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – An aerial view of a building in the middle of a field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A black - and - white photo of two children walking through a doorway; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A black and white photo of a person standing in a field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A little boy walking down a sidewalk holding a cane; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A man sitting on a chair in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a door; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A boy standing in front of an old car; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A woman sitting in front of a wooden barrel; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – An old car is parked in an empty parking lot; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A black and white photo of a group of people standing in front of a door; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A young boy is smiling while leaning on a barrel; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – An older man in a striped shirt looking at the camera; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – An older woman sitting in a chair with her eyes closed; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A little boy sitting in a chair wearing a hat and glasses; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A boy sitting in a chair with his feet on the floor; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A black and white photo of a town with a mountain in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – An old man leaning against a wall with his arms outstretched; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A group of people walking down a dirt road; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A group of people sitting in a row on a wall; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – An old photo of a woman opening a box with two children; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A woman is pulling a rope while another woman watches; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Even Dwarfs Started Small” (1970), directed by Werner Herzog – A young boy in a black shirt and black pants standing in the dirt; Medium shot, High angle