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Aguirre, the Wrath of God
MEANRANK
82/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #426
- IMDb #606
- Rotten Tomatoes #261
- Letterboxd #392
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #330
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #550
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Trakt on 73, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 96. Critics average 96, everyone else 80.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In the 16th century, a Spanish expedition travels deep into the Peruvian rainforest in search of the mythical city of El Dorado. As the journey becomes increasingly perilous, a ruthless nobleman named Aguirre leads a mutiny against the group's leader. His madness and obsession with finding gold grow, leading the dwindling group further down the river on a doomed raft into the heart of the jungle.
Details
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- Writer
- Werner Herzog
- Studio
- Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, HR
- Released
- 29 December 1972
- Country
- Germany, Mexico, Peru
- Language
- German, Quechua, Spanish
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $370.0K
- Box office
- $37.0K
- Awards
- 0 wins, 1 nomination
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 1 →0 wins from 1 nomination across 1 ceremony
| 1st César Awards 1976 | Best Foreign Film | Werner Herzog | Nominee |
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×| Best Foreign Film | Werner Herzog | Nominee |