The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
This 2004 documentary by Werner Herzog diaries the struggle of a passionate English inventor to design and test a unique airship during its maiden flight above the jungle canopy.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Metacritic83/100
86 audience votes
Key crew
- Werner HerzogDirector
- Rudolph HerzogScreenplay
- Werner HerzogScreenplay
- Annette ScheurichScreenplay
- Rainer BergomazScreenplay
- Marion PöllmannScreenplay
Cast
- Werner HerzogNarrator (voice)
- Graham DorringtonSelf
- Annette ScheurichSelf
- Marc Anthony YhapSelf
- Dieter PlageSelf (archive footage)
- Adrian de SchryverSelf (archive footage)
- Michael WilkSelf
- Anthony MelvilleSelf
- Jan-Peter MeewesSelf
- Jason GibsonSelf
Stills
Themes
hot air balloonwaterfallaviationairshipjungleguyanaswift (bird)