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Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (1972)
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3 April 1977 (USA) moreTagline:
On this river, God never finished his creation. morePlot:
In in 16th century, the ruthless and insane Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
3 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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The blogs of my blog (From Roger Ebert's Blog. 29 September 2009, 12:55 PM, PDT)
Director Yang Dies
(From WENN. 2 July 2007)
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Director Herzog is not a cheerleader for humans. more (144 total)Cast
(Credited cast)| Klaus Kinski | ... | Don Lope de Aguirre | |
| Helena Rojo | ... | Inez | |
| Del Negro | ... | Brother Gaspar de Carvajal | |
| Ruy Guerra | ... | Don Pedro de Ursua | |
| Peter Berling | ... | Don Fernando de Guzman | |
| Cecilia Rivera | ... | Flores | |
| Daniel Ades | ... | Perucho (as Dan Ades) | |
| Edward Roland | ... | Okello | |
| Alejandro Chavez | |||
| Armando Polanah | ... | Armando | |
| Daniel Farfán | |||
| Julio E. Martínez | |||
| Alejandro Repulles | ... | Gonzalo Pizarro | |
| Indianern der Kooperative Lauramarca | |||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Justo González | ... | González | |
| Antonio Marquez | |||
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93 minCountry:
West GermanyLanguage:
GermanColor:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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West Germany:12 | South Korea:15 | South Korea:12 (2002) | Argentina:18 | Australia:M (cable rating) | Australia:PG (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1991)Fun Stuff
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Klaus Kinski claimed at one time that while filming the final scene, he was actually bitten by some of the monkeys. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: Peruvian Indians play a song called Valicha composed in the 20th Century. moreMovie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Day the Earth Froze (#5.22)" (1993) moreSoundtrack:
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"Aguirre, the Wrath of God": Werner Herzog is one of my all-time favorite film makers, and this is one of my favorite films by him. Actually taken from the diary of the priest who accompanied Pizarro's expedition in 1560, Herzog recreates the pretentious and self-deluded search for the "Lost City of Gold - Eldorado".
Herzog likes true stories...ones that are bizarre in their own right, but with his direction and personal vision, they become profound (and never optimistic). The camera work is always interesting (he single-handedly "patented" camera shots that don't sweep - they ("you") stare and stare - and stare - at a thing or person or place until it becomes abstract, intense, beautiful, threatening, profound), the scoring is always appropriate yet never expected, and his casting, often using the unique talents of the late Klaus Kinski, guarantee nothing less than an intense experience...even in a film like "Aguirre", which SLOWLY claws and slogs it's way along each and every slippery, dangerous, foreign mile of jungle.
It is clear Herzog 'focuses' on the ridiculously high beliefs humans create for and hold of themselves - that they could actually "own" anything, "conquer" anything, outwit that which they do not understand, and by sheer Will cause anything they deem important, to exist. Herzog is NOT a cheerleader for the history of humans, but he is a ponderer... and we are fortunate he does it on film.