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Status: Released
Average Rating: 8
Release Date: Feb 21, 1992
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Run Time: 12h 54m
Original Language: German
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Production Countries: France , Germany , Kuwait , United Kingdom
Production Companies: Werner Herzog Filmproduktion , Première , Canal+
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Synopsis
Shot in documentary style from the perspective of an almost alien observer, the film is an exploration of the ravaged oil fields of post-Gulf War Kuwait. An effective companion to his earlier film Fata Morgana, Herzog again perceives the desert as a landscape with its own voice, as he glides over seas of oil, geyser-like infernos, monstrous smoke plumes and ashen roadways. With musical accompaniment by Wagner, Prokofiev and Pärt to boot, he observes the soot-covered creatures allured by the blaze.
Crew
Department | Role | Name |
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Camera | Director of Photography |
Rainer Klausmann
Paul Berriff
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Aerial Camera |
Simon Werry
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Assistant Camera |
Steve Brooke Smith
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Directing | Director |
Werner Herzog
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Production | Producer |
Werner Herzog
Lucki Stipetić
Paul Berriff
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Writing | Writer |
Werner Herzog
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Sound | Additional Soundtrack |
Arvo Pärt
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Assistant Sound Editor |
Nainita Desai
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Sound Recordist |
John Pearson
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Editing | Editor |
Rainer Standke
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