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A Balasaur Score of 82 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 96%. Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 88% of the 85 1970s history movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
A few decades after the destruction of the Inca Empire, a Spanish expedition led by the infamous Aguirre leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon River in search of the lost city of El Dorado. When great difficulties arise, Aguirre’s men start to wonder whether their quest will lead them to prosperity or certain death.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
1,294 audience votes
Key crew
- Werner HerzogDirector
- Popol VuhOriginal Music Composer
- Werner HerzogWriter
Cast
- Klaus KinskiDon Lope de Aguirre
- Helena RojoInés de Atienza
- Del NegroBrother Gaspar de Carvajal
- Ruy GuerraDon Pedro de Ursúa
- Peter BerlingDon Fernando de Guzmán
- Cecilia RiveraFlores, Aguirre's Daughter
- Daniel AdesPerucho
- Edward RolandOkello
- Alexandra ChevesCast
- Armando PolanahArmando
- Daniel FarfánCast
- Julio E. MartínezCast
Stills
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Themes
goldsentenceperuinsanitygold rushamazon rainforestfloatsouth america16th centuryconquestnew german cinemaindigenous peoples
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