In the 16th century, the ruthless and insane Don Lope de Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado.
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Cast
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| Klaus Kinski | ... | Don Lope de Aguirre | |
| Helena Rojo | ... | Inez | |
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Del Negro | ... | Brother Gaspar de Carvajal |
| Ruy Guerra | ... | Don Pedro de Ursua | |
| Peter Berling | ... | Don Fernando de Guzman | |
| Cecilia Rivera | ... | Flores | |
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Daniel Ades | ... | Perucho |
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Edward Roland | ... | Okello |
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Alexandra Cheves | ... | (as Alejandro Chavez) |
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Armando Polanah | ... | Armando |
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Daniel Farfán | ||
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Julio E. Martínez | ... | (as Julio Martinez) |
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Alejandro Repullés | ... | Gonzalo Pizarro |
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Indianern der Kooperative Lauramarca | ||
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A few decades after the destruction of the Inca empire, a Spanish expedition leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon river in search of gold and wealth. Soon, they come across great difficulties and Don Aguirres, a ruthless man who cares only about riches, becomes their leader. But will his quest lead them to "the golden city", or to certain destruction? Written by Chris Makrozahopoulos <makzax@hotmail.com>
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Release Date:
3 April 1977 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$370,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Written by Florian Fricke
Performed by Popol Vuh
Published by Edition Intro Meisel
Courtesy of Gammarock Music
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Mexican craftsmen hired by Werner Herzog built the boat with attached canoe seen at the end of the movie. See more »Goofs
Peruvian Indians play a song called Valicha composed in the 20th Century. See more »Alternate Versions
The original released version is spoken in German. The actors spoke a variety of languages on set (including English), and the lines had to be re-recorded in post-production in the final language. Because of this, the dubbed English version is preferred by some. See more »Soundtracks
Aguirre, Der Zorn Gottes (Lacrime Di Re)Written by Florian Fricke
Performed by Popol Vuh
Published by Edition Intro Meisel
Courtesy of Gammarock Music
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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.