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Released
1972 · FILM

Aguirre, the Wrath of God

A ruthless conquistador leads a fevered expedition down the Amazon in pursuit of the legendary city of gold, but as mutiny and madness mount, he must force his crew onward or watch their quest—and their lives—sink into the river’s unforgiving depths.

“A breathtaking journey into the heart of darkness.”

Directed by
Werner Herzog
Written by
Werner Herzog
Rated
MPA · NR
Runtime
95 min
Language
DE
ActionAdventureBiography
Streaming on
  • Pluto TV

Synopsis

A few decades after the fall of the Inca Empire, a Spanish expedition led by the notorious Aguirre departs from the mountains of Peru and travels down the Amazon River in search of the fabled city of El Dorado. As they encounter increasing hardships, Aguirre's men begin to question whether their journey will bring them wealth or lead to their demise.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 32

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Beate Mainka JellinghausShot by Thomas MauchScored by Popol Vuh

Box Office

1972 · Box office

📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.1× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$37K

Budget$370K
Worldwide gross$37K
break-even (2.5×)

Also known as

  • Aguirre, Wrath of Goden
  • Aguirre: the Wrath of Goden
  • Aguirre, la colère de Dieufr
  • Aguirre, furore di Dioit

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