

Aguirre, the Wrath of God
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $370K
- Box office
- $37K
- Language
- German
- gold
- sentence
- peru
- insanity
- gold rush
- amazon rainforest
- float
- south america
- 16th century
- conquest
- new german cinema
- indigenous peoples
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)NR2 Apr 1977
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPG12 Nov 1974
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical22 Jan 1976
ChinaCN
- PremiereBeijing International Film Festival17 Apr 2026
FinlandFI
- Theatrical1 May 1981
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival16 May 1973
- TheatricalTPVisa CNC 4403426 Feb 1975
GermanyDE
- Theatrical12West Germany29 Dec 1972
GreeceGR
- Premiere14 Feb 2005
ItalyIT
- Theatrical28 May 1975
JapanJP
- TheatricalG21 May 1983
NetherlandsNL
- Physical12DVD1 Sept 2011
- Physical12Blu ray19 May 2014
New ZealandNZ
- Theatrical (limited)PG16 Jun 1976
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Aguirre, the Wrath of God was released on 29 December 1972.
Audience reviews
2- W6/10
Wuchak
9/12/2020
_**Conquistador expedition travels down the Amazon to death and madness**_ After Pizarro’s conquest of the Inca Empire, a megalomaniacal Spanish soldier (Klaus Kinski) leads a group of conquistadores down the Amazon River in early 1561 in search of gold and more conquest. Werner Herzog’s “Aguirre, the Wrath of God” (1972) mixes the 1541 expeditions of Gonzalo Pizarro & subordinate Francisco de Orellana with …
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
1/27/2024
Based (loosely) on fact, Werner Herzog takes us on an escapade through the Amazon jungle looking for the legendary El Dorado. Expedition leader and conqueror Pizarro despatches a forward troop to clear the way and gather some intelligence, and that's led by "Don Pedro" (Ruy Guerra) and his rather demonically focussed sidekick "Aguirre" (Klaus Kinski). This is an arduous and hazardous journey and the boss soon decides…
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