Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)

A breathtaking journey into the heart of darkness.

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.

Cast (27)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Klaus Kinski

Don Lope de Aguirre

Helena Rojo

Inés de Atienza

Del Negro

Brother Gaspar de Carvajal

Ruy Guerra

Don Pedro de Ursúa

Peter Berling

Don Fernando de Guzmán

C

Cecilia Rivera

Flores, Aguirre's Daughter

Daniel Ades

Perucho

Edward Roland

Okello

A

Alexandra Cheves

A

Armando Polanah

Armando

D

Daniel Farfán

J

Julio E. Martínez

A

Alejandro Repullés

Gonzalo Pizarro

Claus Biederstaedt

Brother Gaspar de Carvajal (voice) (uncredited)

L

Lothar Blumhagen

Don Pedro de Ursúa (voice) (uncredited)

H

Heinz Theo Branding

Don Fernando de Guzmán (voice) (uncredited)

Christian Brückner

Balthasar (voice) (uncredited)

M

Michael Chevalier

Conqueror Being Beheaded (voice) (uncredited)

N

Norbert Gescher

Conqueror (voice) (uncredited)

J

Justo González

González (uncredited)

U

Uta Hallant

Inés / Flores (voice) (uncredited)

Manfred Lehmann

Conqueror (voice) (uncredited)

A

Antonio Marquez

(uncredited)

G

Gerd Martienzen

Don Lope de Aguirre (voice) (uncredited)

E

Edgar Ott

Gonzalo Pizarro (voice) (uncredited)

U

Uwe Paulsen

Okello (voice) (uncredited)

D

Dieter Ranspach

Perucho (voice) (uncredited)

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