Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
Overview
A few decades after the destruction of the Inca Empire, a Spanish expedition led by the infamous Aguirre leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon River in search of the lost city of El Dorado. When great difficulties arise, Aguirre’s men start to wonder whether their quest will lead them to prosperity or certain death.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $370,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $37,041.00 |
| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 17.28 |
Directed By
Werner Herzog
Crew
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Popol Vuh
Thomas Mauch
Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus
Herbert Prasch
Hans Prescher
Werner Herzog
Wolf Stipetić
Georg Hagmüller
Ina Fritsche
René Lechleitner
Martje Grohmann
Juvenal Herrera
Miguel Vázquez
Gustavo Cerff Arbulú
Ovidio Ore
Francisco Joán
Orlando Macchiavello
Bob Oliver
Daniel Camino
Lucki Stipetić
Gustavo Cerff Arbulú
Walter Saxer
Lucki Stipetić
TOP CAST
Klaus Kinski
Don Lope de Aguirre
Helena Rojo
Inés de Atienza
Del Negro
Brother Gaspar de Carvajal
Ruy Guerra
Don Pedro de Ursúa
Peter Berling
Don Fernando de Guzmán
Cecilia Rivera
Flores, Aguirre's Daughter
Daniel Ades
Perucho
Edward Roland
Okello
Armando Polanah
Armando
Alejandro Repullés
Gonzalo Pizarro
Claus Biederstaedt
Brother Gaspar de Carvajal (voice) (uncredited)
Lothar Blumhagen
Don Pedro de Ursúa (voice) (uncredited)
Heinz Theo Branding
Don Fernando de Guzmán (voice) (uncredited)
Christian Brückner
Balthasar (voice) (uncredited)
Michael Chevalier
Conqueror Being Beheaded (voice) (uncredited)
Norbert Gescher
Conqueror (voice) (uncredited)
Justo González
González (uncredited)
Uta Hallant
Inés / Flores (voice) (uncredited)
Manfred Lehmann
Conqueror (voice) (uncredited)
Antonio Marquez
(uncredited)
Gerd Martienzen
Don Lope de Aguirre (voice) (uncredited)
Edgar Ott
Gonzalo Pizarro (voice) (uncredited)
Uwe Paulsen
Okello (voice) (uncredited)
Dieter Ranspach
Perucho (voice) (uncredited)
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