In the 16th century, the ruthless and insane Don Lope de Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado.In the 16th century, the ruthless and insane Don Lope de Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado.In the 16th century, the ruthless and insane Don Lope de Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 3 nominations total
Claus Biederstaedt
- Brother Gaspar de Carvajal
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Lothar Blumhagen
- Don Pedro de Ursua
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Heinz Theo Branding
- Don Fernando de Guzman
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Christian Brückner
- Balthasar
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDuring a particularly rowdy night of production, Klaus Kinski, irritated by the noise from a hut where cast and crew were playing cards, repeatedly fired with a Winchester rifle into it. One of the bullets took the tip of an unnamed extra's finger off. Werner Herzog immediately confiscated the weapon and it remains his property to this day.
- GoofsThe indigenous Peruvians wear clothes that were imported by Europeans in the 19th century.
- Quotes
Don Lope de Aguirre: That man is a head taller than me. That may change.
- Alternate versionsThe early 2000's DVD release is missing the opening shot (after the text scroll) of the clouds parting to reveal the mountains. It simply opens on the shot following the line of people descending the narrow mountain trail. It also is missing the title credits over the river water. Earlier U.S. video versions were missing these titles as well, but kept the footage so that the film had several seemingly unmotivated long shots of the flowing water.
- ConnectionsEdited into Catalogue of Ships (2008)
- SoundtracksAguirre, Der Zorn Gottes (Lacrime Di Re)
Written by Florian Fricke
Performed by Popol Vuh
Published by Edition Intro Meisel
Courtesy of Gammarock Music
Featured review
Stunning, dreamlike film documents (in a somewhat documentary style), the story of Don Lope de Aguirre (Klaus Kinski), who leads a group of Spanish conquistadors into the depths of the jungle in search for El Dorado, the mythical city of gold. Beautiful cinematography and locations place the viewer into the heart of the jungle, where they witness firsthand Aguirre's descent into madness. Continually interesting and exciting, it features some of the greatest images ever committed to film, most notably the opening and closing shots of the movie.
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- Also known as
- Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes
- Filming locations
- Huayna Picchu, Peru(mountain with stone stairway in the opening scene)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $370,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $37,794
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