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Aguirre, the Wrath of God

Original title: Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes
  • 19721972
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 35m
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7.8/10
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Klaus Kinski in Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
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In the 16th century, the ruthless and insane Don Lope de Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado.In the 16th century, the ruthless and insane Don Lope de Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado.In the 16th century, the ruthless and insane Don Lope de Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado.
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
57K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
6,164
52
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    • Director
      • Werner Herzog(a film by)
    • Writer
      • Werner Herzog
    • Stars
      • Klaus Kinski
      • Ruy Guerra
      • Helena Rojo
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Werner Herzog(a film by)
    • Writer
      • Werner Herzog
    • Stars
      • Klaus Kinski
      • Ruy Guerra
      • Helena Rojo
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 261User reviews
    • 118Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 4 nominations

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    Aguirre: The Wrath of God
    Trailer 1:37
    Aguirre: The Wrath of God

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    Peter Berling and Edward Roland in Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
    Klaus Kinski in Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
    Klaus Kinski in Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
    Klaus Kinski in Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
    Klaus Kinski, Daniel Ades, and Ruy Guerra in Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
    Klaus Kinski and Cecilia Rivera in Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
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    Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
    Klaus Kinski and Cecilia Rivera in Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
    Klaus Kinski and Cecilia Rivera in Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
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    Cecilia Rivera in Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)

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    Klaus Kinski
    Klaus Kinski
    • Don Lope de Aguirre
    Ruy Guerra
    Ruy Guerra
    • Don Pedro de Ursua
    Helena Rojo
    Helena Rojo
    • Inez de Atienza
    Del Negro
    • Brother Gaspar de Carvajal
    Peter Berling
    Peter Berling
    • Don Fernando de Guzman
    Cecilia Rivera
    Cecilia Rivera
    • Flores
    Daniel Ades
    • Perucho
    Edward Roland
    • Okello
    Alexandra Cheves
      Armando Polanah
      • Armando
      Daniel Farfán
      Julio E. Martínez
        Alejandro Repullés
        • Gonzalo Pizarro
        Indianern der Kooperative Lauramarca
        Claus Biederstaedt
        Claus Biederstaedt
        • Brother Gaspar de Carvajal
        • (voice)
        • (uncredited)
        Lothar Blumhagen
        • Don Pedro de Ursua
        • (voice)
        • (uncredited)
        Heinz Theo Branding
        Heinz Theo Branding
        • Don Fernando de Guzman
        • (voice)
        • (uncredited)
        Christian Brückner
        • Balthasar
        • (voice)
        • (uncredited)
        • Director
          • Werner Herzog(a film by)
        • Writer
          • Werner Herzog
        • All cast & crew
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        • Trivia
          During a particularly rowdy night of production, Klaus Kinski, irritated by the noise from a hut where cast and crew were playing cards, repeatedly fired with a Winchester rifle into it. One of the bullets took the tip of an unnamed extra's finger off. Werner Herzog immediately confiscated the weapon and it remains his property to this day.
        • Goofs
          The indigenous Peruvians wear clothes that were imported by Europeans in the 19th century.
        • Quotes

          Don Lope de Aguirre: That man is a head taller than me. That may change.

        • 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.
        • Connections
          Edited into Catalogue of Ships (2008)
        • 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

        User reviews261

        Review
        Top review
        8/10
        Conkers Conqueror Goes Even More Bonkers...
        ... in his pursuit of the gold of El Dorado while exhibiting incestuous thoughts towards his daughter and a belief he is god - with a supporting cast of treason, mutiny, murder, slavery, cannibalism and monkeys: you consider yourself fortunate not to have been part of the Spanish, or indeed any countries ruthless empire building in the past.

        You are however grateful, for the vision and inspirational insight brought to you by Werner Herzog, leaving you transfixed by the pioneers plight, surroundings (visual and audible), naivety and ignorance in their futile quest for immortality and riches. When you couple all this with the challenges of the films gestation, the time of its inception and the instability and unpredictable nature of Klaus Kinski; that it was ever birthed in the first instance turns it into a treasure worth discovering, or rediscovering if you've mislaid your ability to explore new cinematic horizons.
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        • Release date
          • April 3, 1977 (United States)
        • Countries of origin
          • West Germany
          • Mexico
        • Languages
          • German
          • Quechua
          • Spanish
        • Also known as
          • Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes
        • Filming locations
          • Huayna Picchu, Peru
        • Production companies
          • Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
          • Hessischer Rundfunk (HR)
          • Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.
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        Box office

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        • Budget
          • $370,000 (estimated)
        • Gross worldwide
          • $37,041
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        Technical specs

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        • Runtime
          1 hour 35 minutes
        • Sound mix
          • Mono
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.37 : 1

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