Aguirre, Wrath of God

This early masterpiece from Werner Herzog stars Klaus Kinski as a power-crazed explorer in sixteenth-century South America who leads a band of conquistadors through the Amazon in search of El Dorado.

This early masterpiece from legendary German director Werner Herzog stars Klaus Kinski as a power-crazed explorer in sixteenth-century South America who leads a band of conquistadors through the Amazon in search of El Dorado.

Shot entirely on location in the wild Amazonian jungle, Aguirre is ambitious exploration of doomed adventure and savage beauty. Ranked joint 118th in the 2022 Sight and Sound Great Films of All Time poll