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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Not For Children Movie Release: 1970 DVD Release: 12/14/1999 Format: DVD - Black and White Audio Tracks: German Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 36 mins Studio: Anchor Bay Members Wishing: 3 Genres: Drama

Even viewers who've seen Freaks won't be completely prepared for Werner Herzog's bizarre Even Dwarfs Started Small. The film is set in a dismal mental institution, wherein dwell several midgets, dwarfs and other "oddities." Sick of being tormented and exploited by the so-called normal people of the world, the inmates stage a coup, taking over the asylum and utterly reversing the status quo (Herzog's apparent attempt to draw parallels between the events on screen and such real-life upheavals as Vietnam). As in his other films, the director imbues his misshapen characters with a sort of regal grandeur, as if to purge the German wartime atrocities against "underdesirables." Herzog also produced, wrote and provided the musical arrangements for Even Dwarfs Started Small, which was initially released in Germany in 1970 (two years after its completion) as Auch Zwerge haben klein angefagen. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Werner Herzog's startling allegory concerning mutiny in a dismal mental institution shocked audiences and critics during its original 1969 release; 30 years later Anchor Bay continues their tradition of bringing lesser-seen films to the public with this exciting release. Presented in standard 1.33:1 full-screen and enhanced for 16 x 9 TVs, this release also features a German Dolby Digital soundtrack with optional English subtitles. Though extra features are limited, this release does include a full-length director's commentary track in which director Herzog is joined by actors Crispin Glover and Norman Hill. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide