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Aguirre, the wrath of God
- Title
- Aguirre, the wrath of God / Werner Herzog Filmproduktion ; written, produced and directed by Werner Herzog.
- Parallel title
- Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes
- Format
- DVD, Videodisc
- Published/Produced
- [Place of publication not identified] : Yeol Rin Culture Center, 2010.
- Description
- 1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Cast
- Klaus Kinski, Helena Rojo, Del Negro, Ruy Guerra.
- Credits
- Written, produced and directed by Werner Herzog ; editor, Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus ; music, Popol Vuh ; cinematography, Thomas Mauch.
- System details
- DVD; fullscreen; Dolby Digital 5.1 or mono.
- Language
- In German or English, with optional English or Korean subtitles.
- Summary
- A band of Spanish conquistadors, led by Pizarro, go up the Amazon in search of gold. As the soldiers battle starvation, Indians, the forces of nature and each other, Don Lope de Aguirre (the self-styled "Wrath of God") is consumed by visions of conquering all of South America and leads a revolt, but Aguirre's megalomania turns the expedition into a doomed quest.
- Notes
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 1972. Full-frame presentation.
- Subject headings
- El Dorado--Drama. Spaniards--Amazon River Region--Drama. Insanity (Law)--Drama. Amazon River Region--Discovery and exploration--Spanish--Drama. Amazon River Region--Drama. Spain--Colonies--America--Drama.
- Genre heading
- Feature films Germany. Foreign language films German. Longs métrages Allemagne. Drama. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Other contributors
- Herzog, Werner, 1942- Kinski, Klaus. Rojo, Helena, 1944- Negro, Del. Guerra, Ruy. Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc. Werner Herzog Filmproduktion.
- Standard Identifier
- 8809388316503