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My Best Fiend - Klaus Kinski (1999)
Mein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski (original title)

95 min  -  Documentary | Biography   -  7 October 1999 (Germany)
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In the 1950s, when Werner Herzog was 13, he was sharing an apartment with Klaus Kinski, an ego-maniacal live-wire... See full summary »

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Werner Herzog

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Werner Herzog
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Cast

Credited cast:
Werner Herzog ...
Himself - Narrator / Interviewer (also archive footage)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Isabelle Adjani ...
Lucy Harker (archive footage)
Claudia Cardinale ...
Herself (also archive footage)
Justo González Justo González ...
Himself (also archive footage)
Mick Jagger ...
Himself - Wilbur (archive footage)
Klaus Kinski ...
Himself (archive footage)
Eva Mattes Eva Mattes ...
Herself (also archive footage)
Thomas Mauch Thomas Mauch ...
Himself
Benino Moreno Placido Benino Moreno Placido ...
Himself (also archive footage)
Beat Presser Beat Presser ...
Himself (archive footage)
Jason Robards ...
Fitzcarraldo (archive footage)
Guillermo Ríos Guillermo Ríos ...
Himself (archive footage)
Walter Saxer Walter Saxer ...
Himself (archive footage)
Maximilian Schell ...
Himself - Deserteur (archive footage)
Andrés Vicente Andrés Vicente ...
Himself (archive footage)
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Storyline

In the 1950s, when Werner Herzog was 13, he was sharing an apartment with Klaus Kinski, an ego-maniacal live-wire. In an unabated, 48 hour fit of rage, Kinski destroyed every piece of furniture in sight. From this chaos, a beautiful albeit volatile partnership was born. In 1972, Herzog cast Kinski in Aguirre, The Wrath of God. Four more films would follow. In this personal documentary, Herzog traces the often violent up and downs of their relationship, revisiting Munich apartment where they first met - and thrashed, and the various locations of their films. Written by L.H. Wong <lhw@sfs.org.sg>  

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Documentary | Biography

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Country:

Germany | UK | Finland | USA

Language:

German | English | Spanish

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Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$7,677 (USA) (7 November 1999) (1 Screen)

Gross:

$95,612 (USA) (27 August 2000)
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Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Black and White (archive footage) | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Quotes

Werner Herzog: Every grey hair on my head, I call Kinski.
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Features Burden of Dreams (1982) See more »