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Aguirre, the wrath of God = Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes /

In the mid-16th century, after annihilating the Incan empire Gonzalo Pizarro 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 ea...

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Other Authors: Herzog, Werner, 1942- (Screenwriter), Kinski, Klaus (Actor), Rojo, Helena, 1944- (Actor), Negro, Del (Actor), Guerra, Ruy (Actor), Mauch, Thomas, 1937- (director of photography.)
Format: Video
Language:German
English
Language Notes:Soundtracks in German or dubbed English; German soundtrack incudes English subtitles.
Published: [München] : Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, 1972.
Subjects:
Aguirre, Lope de, > 1510-1561 > Drama.
El Dorado > Drama.
Spaniards > Amazon River Region > Drama.
Explorers > South America > Drama.
Conquerors > South America > Drama.
Amazon River Region > Discovery and exploration > Spanish > Drama.
Historical films.
Action and adventure films.
Biographical films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Internet videos.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, German.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)
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Summary:In the mid-16th century, after annihilating the Incan empire Gonzalo Pizarro 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, 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.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1972.
Parallel title from vendor website.
Physical Description:1 online resource (2 video files (93 min., 42 sec.) : sound, color
Audience:MPAA rating: not rated.
Awards:French Syndicate of Cinema Critics, 1976 Winner, Ciritcs Award (Best Foreign Film).
German Film Awards, 1973 Winner, Best Cinematography.
Production Credits:Editor, Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus ; music, Popol Vuh ; cinematography, Thomas Mauch.