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Aguirre, The Wrath Of God

1972, Movie, NR, 90 mins

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AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD | AGUIRRE, DER ZORN GOTTES
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A stunning, terrifying exploration of human obsession descending into madness. Herzog's most powerful fiction film chronicles the Peruvian expedition led by Gonzalez Pizarro (half-brother of the brutal conqueror of the Incas) in search of the legendary city of gold, El Dorado. The film opens in 1560 when Pizarro (Repulles), his men exhausted from their excruciating journey through the dense jungles, decides to send a small party ahead to determine if exploration should conti... read more leave a comment
Year: 1972
Rated NR

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Cast
Klaus Kinski: Don Lope de Aguirre
Ruy Guerra: Don Pedro de Ursua
Del Negro: Brother Gaspar de Carvajal
Helena Rojo: Inez
Cecilia Rivera: Flores
Peter Berling: Don Fernando de Guzman

 

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  • In the "Meeting Mr. Kurtz" ... | Movie News | 3/30/2006

    Question: In the "Meeting Mr. Kurtz" chapter of Adam Hochschild's King Leopold's Ghost, he writes that of the three movie versions of the book Heart of Darkness, two weren't even set in Africa. He notes Apocalypse Now as one and I e-mailed him asking whether Werner Herzog's excellent Aguirre, The Wrath of God (1972) was the other. He said it wasn't but couldn't remember the other title, though he said it was set in the time of the Spanish Civil War. Do you know what Hochschild was referring to?


    Answer: I don't know and my research didn't turn up what I would call a definitive answer. But I think it might be Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón's El Corazón del Bosque (1979), which is set 10 years after the Spanish Civil War. It revolves around a young man who sets out on a journey deep into the heavily forested Spanish hills in search of a legendary loyalis read more

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