Nov 13, 2004
90 min
Full-HD

The White Diamond (2004)

This 2004 documentary by Werner Herzog diaries the struggle of a passionate English inventor to design and test a unique airship during its maiden flight above the jungle canopy.

Category

Documentary

Country

Afghanistan Germany Japan United Kingdom

Companies

Marco Polo Film AG NDR Naturfilm BBC Storyville Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung NHK

Werner Herzog

Narrator (voice)

Graham Dorrington

Self

Annette Scheurich

Self

Marc Anthony Yhap

Self

Dieter Plage

Self (archive footage)

Adrian de Schryver

Self (archive footage)

Michael Wilk

Self

Anthony Melville

Self

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