Dec 29, 1972
95 min
Full-HD

Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)

A few decades after the destruction of the Inca Empire, a Spanish expedition led by the infamous Aguirre leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon River in search of the lost city of El Dorado. When great difficulties arise, Aguirre’s men start to wonder whether their quest will lead them to prosperity or certain death.

Category

History Adventure Drama

Country

Germany

Companies

Werner Herzog Filmproduktion HR

Klaus Kinski

Don Lope de Aguirre

Helena Rojo

Inés de Atienza

Del Negro

Brother Gaspar de Carvajal

Ruy Guerra

Don Pedro de Ursúa

Peter Berling

Don Fernando de Guzmán

Cecilia Rivera

Flores, Aguirre's Daughter

Daniel Ades

Perucho

Edward Roland

Okello

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