The opening scene of Werner Herzog's 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' remains one of the most beautiful and haunting in cinema. Stream the film on Fandor today: http://fan.do/r/aBy | Fandor

Herzog directed Kinski in five films, beginning with the classic Aguirre, the Wrath of God in 1972 . After seeing that Butterfly’s scene there truly was the soul of poet lurking underneath the monstrous facade of Klaus Kinski. | History of Cinema

🎬: Aguirre, The Wrath of God (1972) Shot entirely on location in the Amazonian jungle near Machu Picchu, this epic tale of megalomania and savage beauty inspired countless filmmakers including Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979). Now out on 4K UHD & Blu-ray | BFI