Aguirre, the wrath of God

Duration: 94

Year Published: 1973

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: In 1560, a large Spanish expedition searching for the mythical lost city of El Dorado, dispatched a small advance party to explore a tributary of the Amazon. They never returned. Herzog has extrapolated this obscure historical incident to present a horrifying chronicle of imperialism gone awry. This aberration is personified by one of the commanders, Don Lope de Aguirre, the self-proclaimed wrath of God, a megalomaniac who dreams of usurping an entire continent. (Circulates)

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