---
title: 'Fata Morgana (1970)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Werner Herzog'
released: '1970-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 79
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/fata-morgana-1970'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067085/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Fata Morgana (1970)

1970 · 79 min · Documentary · Germany


## Synopsis

Fata Morgana is a 1971 film by Werner Herzog, shot in 1968 and 1969, which captures mirages in the Sahara and Sahel deserts. Herzog also wrote the narration by Lotte H. Eisner, which recounts the Mayan creation myth, the Popol Vuh.

## 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:** [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-amadeus-mozart)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorg-schmidt-reitwein)
- **Editor:** [Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus](https://cinepixo.com/people/beate-mainka-jellinghaus)

## Cast

- [Lotte H. Eisner](https://cinepixo.com/people/lotte-h-eisner)

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