---
title: 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Werner Herzog'
released: '1972-12-29'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'Peru'
  - 'Germany'
  - 'Mexico'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/aguirre-the-wrath-of-god-1972'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068182/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)

1972 · 91 min · Drama, Adventure · Peru, Germany, Mexico

Original title: Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

## Synopsis

Aguirre, the Wrath of God is a 1972 epic historical drama film produced, written and directed by Werner Herzog. Klaus Kinski stars in the title role of Spanish soldier Lope de Aguirre, who leads a group of conquistadores down the Amazon River in South America in search of the legendary city of gold, El Dorado. The accompanying soundtrack was composed and performed by kosmische musik band Popol Vuh. The film is an international co-production between West Germany, Mexico, and Peru.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog)
- **Screenplay:** [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog)
- **Producer:** [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Popol Vuh](https://cinepixo.com/people/popol-vuh)
- **Director of Photography:** [Thomas Mauch](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-mauch)
- **Editor:** [Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus](https://cinepixo.com/people/beate-mainka-jellinghaus)

## Cast

- [Christian Brückner](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-bruckner)
- [Manfred Lehmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/manfred-lehmann)
- [Lothar Blumhagen](https://cinepixo.com/people/lothar-blumhagen)
- [Uwe Paulsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/uwe-paulsen)
- [Gerd Martienzen](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerd-martienzen)
- [Michael Chevalier](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-chevalier)
- [Helena Rojo](https://cinepixo.com/people/helena-rojo) as Inés de Atienza
- [Klaus Kinski](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-kinski) as Lope de Aguirre
- [Claus Biederstaedt](https://cinepixo.com/people/claus-biederstaedt)
- [Ruy Guerra](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruy-guerra) as Pedro de Ursúa
- [Norbert Gescher](https://cinepixo.com/people/norbert-gescher)
- [Peter Berling](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-berling) as Don Fernando de Guzmán
- [Heinz Theo Branding](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-theo-branding)
- [Uta Hallant](https://cinepixo.com/people/uta-hallant)
- [Del Negro](https://cinepixo.com/people/del-negro) as Gaspar de Carvajal

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