Aguirre the Wrath of God (Werner Herzog 1972)

AMG Review: The most famed and well-regarded collaboration between New German Cinema director Werner Herzog and his frequent leading man, Klaus Kinski, this epic historical drama was legendary for the arduousness of its on-location filming and the convincing zealous obsession employed by Kinski in playing the title role. Exhausted and near to admitting failure in its quest for riches, the 1650-51 expedition of Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Pizarro (Alejandro Repulles) bogs down in the impenetrable jungles of Peru. As a last-ditch effort to locate treasure, Pizarro orders a party to scout ahead for signs of El Dorado, the fabled seven cities of gold. In command are a trio of nobles, Pedro de Ursua (Ruy Guerra), Fernando de Guzman (Peter Berling), and Lope de Aguirre (Kinski). Traveling by river raft, the explorers are besieged by hostile natives, disease, starvation and treacherous waters. Crazed with greed and mad with power, Aguirre takes over the enterprise, slaughtering any that oppose him. Nature and Aguirre's own unquenchable thirst for glory ultimately render him insane, in charge of nothing but a raft of corpses and chattering monkeys. Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (1973) was based on the real-life journals of a priest, Brother Gaspar de Carvajal (played in the film by Del Negro), who accompanied Pizarro on his ill-fated mission. Few actor/director relationships were more combative than that of Klaus Kinski and Werner Herzog (most manage to creatively negotiate without resorting to the threat of lethal violence), but fewer still so dramatically brought out the best in each artist. Before Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes, Kinski was a fine actor who made a career out of starring in third-rate films, while Herzog was a skillful filmmaker whose works often lacked the clear focal points they needed. But with Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes, Kinski finally had a role worthy of his gifts as the gloriously mad conquistador Aguirre, and Herzog had a leading man whose bizarre but inarguably potent charisma made him impossible to ignore; tgoether, they brought a bizarre, surreal story to vivid and sweaty life. While Kinski and Herzog would make four more films together, Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes remains perhaps the best work either man ever did; the final shot, of the psychotic Aguirre, doomed but glowing with what he believes to be triumph, standing tall on a raft overrun with monkeys, is just the sort of image that this pair of mad geniuses could have only created together. *********************************************************************************** www.freakyflicks.tk SEED AS LEAST AS MUCH AS YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED...PLEASE! 'If we all seed just 1:1, give at least what we take, these torrents will NEVER DIE' Simply search for 'freakyflicks' *************************************** ************** FREAKYFLICKS ************* ***************************************

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zeon04 (2006-04-16)

Please seed as said above so i can please finish this download ;(

touching (2006-05-21)

merci beaucoup!!

taklamakan (2006-08-30)

The video and audio are excellent. English subs are included.

bkk10700 (2007-01-31)

I just finished downloading this. Looks good using Media Player but I'm having trouble burning it to DVD using Nero. I keep getting the message "file not compatible." I'm basically computer illiterate so I'd love some advice.

Mangobodybutter (2007-07-07)

although i havn't downloaded this yet, i have seen this movie and its one of the best movies of all time.

Makkadam (2007-10-09)

Mangobodybutter I agree, it's one of my all time favourite films.Fantastic atmosphere it's almost magical.Brian Eno made the music didn't he?

musikastor (2008-01-09)

This is a Herzog related comment: I just uploaded "Requiem for a Dying Planet", the soundtrack to The Wild Blue Yonder & The White Diamond.

malanzirotti (2008-03-08)

Will someone upload the movie WOYZEK, please? How about you, IggyPop? Woyzek is a Herzog's absolute masterpiece!

rogerpP (2008-09-26)

Many thanks for this.

phony (2008-10-30)

This is seriously one of the best movies ever made, I love the part when klaus kinsky is holding the tiny monkey in his hand and says he is the wrath of god.. just great :)
I totally recommend BUYING the Herzog/Kinksy box set from anchor bay (i believe). Just amazing.

jacknitro (2008-12-30)

I love Herzog and this film, but I can't get past the awful German dubbing. There's a version with the original English audio track out there.

sciurus0 (2009-02-16)

Is this rip in the correct aspect ratio? Doesn't look like it, but it might be an effect of the subbing.

m45 (2009-03-14)

jacknitro
herzog and kinski are german and the original film is made in german. English would be the dubbed language. There is no "original" english audio track
Men när man tittar på filmen se det faktiskt ut som om det var dubbad tyska (???)

m45 (2009-03-24)

i take that back, sorry, The film was shot in English but was primarily released in a dubbed German version I found out now

Sven the swede (2010-01-28)

The subs are a bit strange, and perhaps there might also be some problem with the aspect ratio as previously mentioned. It might also be the subtitles. Still, I think something feels wrong about the picture. The quality itself is okay.

krabbycz (2011-12-21)

It's a masterpiece in my collection. Thanks a ton and will seed.

labaredo (2012-06-03)

I'm really sorry, Iggy, but there's nothing about the hardcoded subtitles, despite loving this film (I watched it several years ago) and the quality of this copy, I won't seed it, actually I will delete it, such is my mood for embeded texts. Shouldn't Freakflicks consider the film preservation? If so, you can count on me. Thanks and sorries.

roeiz (2012-12-31)

apparently there is no English audio version at all.
it was dubbed for good (wiki).
also, Kinski's dubbed lines are not even his voice!
he asked too much money for dubbing.

sougoias (2013-02-11)

Thanks...greetings from Brasil!