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29/12/1972 History, Adventure, Drama 1h 35m
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A breathtaking journey into the heart of darkness.

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.

  1. Werner Herzog

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Klaus Kinski

    Don Lope de Aguirre

  2. Helena Rojo

    Inés de Atienza

  3. Del Negro

    Brother Gaspar de Carvajal

  4. Ruy Guerra

    Don Pedro de Ursúa

  5. Peter Berling

    Don Fernando de Guzmán

  6. Cecilia Rivera

    Flores, Aguirre's Daughter

  7. Daniel Ades

    Perucho

  8. Edward Roland

    Okello

  9. Alexandra Cheves

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2020-09-12
_**Conquistador expedition travels down the Amazon to death and madness**_

After Pizarro’s conquest of the Inca Empire, a megalomaniacal Spanish soldier (Klaus Kinski) leads a group of conquistadores down the Amazon River in early 1561 in search of gold and more conquest.

Werner Herzog’s “Aguirre, the Wrath of God” (1972) mixes the 1541 expeditions of Gonzalo Pizarro & subordinate Francisco de Orellana with the 1560 expedition of the major characters of the film (Aguirre, Ursúa, Don Fernando, Inez and Flores), which left Peru to search for the fabled El Dorado.

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Status
Released

Original Language
German

Budget
$370,000.00

Revenue
$37,041.00

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