Aguirre, the Wrath of God
1972 · Movie · NR · 95 min · ★ 7.4 · 91% critics
Decades after the Inca Empire’s destruction, a Spanish expedition leaves the Peruvian mountains and heads down the Amazon River searching for the legendary city of El Dorado. As brutal difficulties mount, the group’s faith in the quest collapses, raising fears that their journey may bring riches—or certain death.
Also known as Aguirre, Digofaint Duw
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Details
- Original title
- Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes
- Years
- 1972
- Release date
- 1972-12-29
- Language
- German
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 91/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (1,249 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you’re drawn to relentless jungle survival quests and a descent into grim obsession; Not for you if you want a cheerful, straightforward adventure—try Fitzcarraldo or The American Friend instead.
Pros: breathtaking jungle ordeal; haunting atmosphere; intense central performance | Cons: polarizing and bleak; slow, uneven pacing; may feel disorganized
Themes
- gold
- sentence
- peru
- insanity
- gold rush
- amazon rainforest
- float
- south america
- 16th century
- conquest
- new german cinema
- indigenous peoples
- +3 more
Awards & recognition
- César Award — Best Foreign Film · 1976 · nominated
Cast & crew
Klaus Kinski
as Don Lope de Aguirre
Helena Rojo
as Inés de Atienza
Del Negro
as Brother Gaspar de Carvajal
Ruy Guerra
as Don Pedro de Ursúa
Peter Berling
as Don Fernando de Guzmán
- CR
Cecilia Rivera
as Flores, Aguirre's Daughter
Daniel Ades
as Perucho
Edward Roland
as Okello
- AC
Alexandra Cheves
- AP
Armando Polanah
as Armando
Directed by Werner Herzog