Aguirre: The Wrath of God

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Cast & Crew

Klaus Kinski
Don Lope de Aguirre

Ruy Guerra
Don Pedro de Ursua

Helena Rojo
Inez

Del Negro
Brother Gaspar de Carvajal

Cecilia Rivera
Flores

Peter Berling
Don Fernando de Guzman

Daniel Ades
Perucho

Edward Roland
Okello

Werner Herzog
Director

Werner Herzog
Writer

Werner Herzog
Producer

Popol Vuh
Original Music

Thomas Mauch
Cinematographer

Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus
Film Editing

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Audience Reviews for Aguirre: The Wrath of God

• Oct 14, 2017

  Klaus Kinski turns in a fantastic performance in this film, and his helmet and piercing blue eyes combine for an iconic image. He plays a power-hungry 16th century rebel who is hell-bent on finding the golden city of El Dorado to achieve riches and fame. I love how director Werner Herzog filmed on a location and really 'took us there', not only to the Amazon, but to a doomed feeling of hopelessness as the raft the Spaniards are on drifts downriver on a fool's errand. On the other hand, it's a bleak tale, and one in which little episodes such as natives approaching in a canoe and the Spaniards burning one of their villages are stitched together somewhat weakly, with jumps forward in time. The screenplay and editing seem disorganized, and while that may add to an overall dreamlike (or nightmarish), chaotic feeling, which was perhaps the point, it also made it a little less enjoyable for me. There are certainly some great images in the film, bookended by a caravan traveling through the mountains at the beginning, to Aguirre raving delusions of grandeur on a raft overrun with monkeys at the end. For me it's a good film, but not a great one.
  Antonius B Super Reviewer
• Jun 25, 2013

  Notable for its troubled production and distribution history and massive influence on modern filmmaking, "Aguirre, the Wrath of God" is one of the quintessential tales of greed and madness. Werner Herzog's natural, almost documentary-like direction and Klaus Kinski's terrifying performance as the titular villain are two of the main reasons to give it a watch aside from the fact that it's one of the most well-regarded films of its time.
  Stephen E Super Reviewer
• Nov 18, 2012

  Rating: 2.5 stars Arthouse Rating: 4 stars Watching Aguirre, Wrath of God was more like watching a really well made play than a movie. The costumes, screenplay, and setting just felt more like you're at a theater with a green screen behind the characters. This is a movie you can just sit back and relax through, no twists, turns, or a complex plot. This had a large con to it though, this really had me zoning out. I was in Tellitubby land for more than a third of the movie. This is what caused the large gap between my rating and the arthouse rating. The abuse of the horse did piss me off, it's the only thing that set off a reaction from me. Most people will enjoy this, and everyone will appreciated the work put into it, but it just wasn't my movie.
  

  Daniel D Super Reviewer
• Sep 03, 2012

  Haunting and fascinating.
  Hugo S Super Reviewer