Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972) ( Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes ) ( Aguirre, Wrath of God )

Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes
Alternate Title: Aguirre, Wrath of God
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
96 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Biographies
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1972 and produced in:
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Werner Herzog

Written By:
Werner Herzog

Actors:
Klaus Kinski ..... Don Lope de Aguirre
Helena Rojo ..... Inez
Del Negro ..... Brother Gaspar de Carvajal
Ruy Guerra ..... Don Pedro de Ursua
Peter Berling ..... Don Fernando de Guzman
Cecilia Rivera ..... Flores
Daniel Ades ..... Perucho (as Dan Ades)
Edward Roland ..... Okello
Alejandro Chavez ..... Armando
Armando Polanah ..... Gonzalo Pizarro
Daniel Farfán ..... González
Julio E. Martínez
Alejandro Repulles
Indianern der Kooperative Lauramarca
Justo González
Antonio Marquez

Synopsis:

The most famed and well-regarded collaboration between New German Cinema director Werner Herzog and his frequent leading man, Klaus Kinski, this epic historical drama was legendary for the arduousness of its on-location filming and the convincing zealous obsession employed by Kinski in playing the title role. Exhausted and near to admitting failure in its quest for riches, the 1650-51 expedition of Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Pizarro (Alejandro Repulles) bogs down in the impenetrable jungles of Peru. As a last-ditch effort to locate treasure, Pizarro orders a party to scout ahead for signs of El Dorado, the fabled seven cities of gold. In command are a trio of nobles, Pedro de Ursua (Ruy Guerra), Fernando de Guzman (Peter Berling), and Lope de Aguirre (Kinski). Traveling by river raft, the explorers are besieged by hostile natives, disease, starvation and treacherous waters. Crazed with greed and mad with power, Aguirre takes over the enterprise, slaughtering any that oppose him. Nature and Aguirre's own unquenchable thirst for glory ultimately render him insane, in charge of nothing but a raft of corpses and chattering monkeys. Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (1973) was based on the real-life journals of a priest, Brother Gaspar de Carvajal (played in the film by Del Negro), who accompanied Pizarro on his ill-fated mission.

In the mid-16th century after annihilating the Incan empire, Gonzalo Pizarro (ALLEJANDRO REPULLES) leads his army of conquistadors over the Andes into the heart of the most savage environment on earth in search of the fabled City of Gold, El Dorado. As the soldiers battle starvation, Indians, the forces of nature, and each other, Don Lope de Aguirre (Klaus Kinski), 'The Wrath of God,' is consumed with visions of conquering all of South America and revolts, leading his own army down a treacherous river on a doomed quest into oblivion.

In in 16th century, the ruthless and insane Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado.

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