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Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Spanish: [aˈɣire]; German: Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes; [aˈɡɪʁə deːɐ̯ ˌtsɔʁn ˈɡɔtəs]) is a 1972 [2] epic historical drama film produced, written and directed by Werner Herzog.
Aguirre, the Wrath of God: Directed by Werner Herzog. With Klaus Kinski, Helena Rojo, Del Negro, Ruy Guerra. In the 16th century, the ruthless and insane Don Lope de Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado.
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- Action, Adventure, Biography
- Werner Herzog
- 1977-04-03
Apr 4, 1999 · Werner Herzog’s “Aguirre, the Wrath of God” (1973) is one of the great haunting visions of the cinema. It tells the story of the doomed expedition of the conquistador Gonzalo Pizarro, who in 1560 and 1561 led a body of men into the Peruvian rain forest, lured by stories of the lost city.
On New Year's Eve, reaching the end of his supplies and unable to go on without more information, Pizarro orders a group of forty men to scout ahead by raft down river. If they do not return to ...
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Don Lope de Aguirre (Klaus Kinski), a ruthless Spanish conquistador, vies for power while part of an expedition in Peru to find El Dorado, the mythical seven cities of gold.
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- Klaus Kinski
- Werner Herzog
- Adventure
But in 1972 he made “Aguirre, Wrath of God”, about a doomed expedition in South America, and it’s one of his most accessible (and horrifying) works. The Aguirre of the title is a member of Hernando Pizarro’s mad 1560 expedition to find EI Dorado, the fabled city of gold.
A few decades after the destruction of the Inca empire, a Spanish expedition leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon river in search of gold and wealth. Soon, they come across great difficulties and don Lope de Aguirre, a ruthless man who cares only about riches, becomes their leader.