Don Lope de Aguirre
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Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Spanish:; German: Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes; [aˈɡɪʁə deːɐ̯ ˌtsɔʁn ˈɡɔtəs]) is a 1972 epic historical drama film produced, written and directed by Werner Herzog.
Aguirre, the Wrath of God. English version. In 1560, several score of Spanish conquistadors, and a hundred Indian slaves, march down from the newly conquered Inca Empire in the Andes...
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Apr 3, 1977 · A 1972 film by Werner Herzog about a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado in the Amazon. Starring Klaus Kinski as the ruthless and insane Don Lope de Aguirre, who challenges the leader Don Pedro de Ursúa.
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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.
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
A film about a doomed expedition to find El Dorado in South America, directed by Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski. Ebert praises the film's images, intensity and despair, and compares it to Herzog's other works.
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.
