Aguirre the Wrath of God 4K Ultra HD 1972 Blu-ray BFI Werner Herzog Klaus Kinski

Herzog’s most brilliant achievements newly restored in 4K Ultra HD!

Introducing BFI's 4K Ultra HD (Region Free) Limited Edition release for 1972's Aguirre, the Wrath of God. A visceral, ambitious exploration of megalomania and savage beauty, Aguirre, the Wrath of God remains one of Warner Herzog’s most brilliant achievements and one of German cinema’s totemic masterpieces.

Shot entirely on location in the wild Amazonian jungle near Machu Picchu, Aguirre, the Wrath of God stars the legendarily volatile Klaus Kinski (Nosferatu the Vampyre) as Don Lope de Aguirre, a power-crazed sixteenth-century explorer who leads a troupe of conquistadors on a doomed expedition in search of El Dorado, the fabled ‘City of Gold’.

Limited Edition Features:

• FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Slip case
• FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated booklet with writing on the film by Geoff Andrew, together with essays by Laurie Johnson, Kim Heaney, and Richard Combs
  

Features:

• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original mono audio (German and English)
• Feature-length audio commentary with Werner Herzog for both Aguirre, the Wrath of God and Fata Morgana
• The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress Deutschkreuz (1967, 16 mins): symbolic drama about four young men hiding from an imagined enemy
• Last Words (1968, 13 mins): short film about the last man to leave a former leper colony
• Precautions Against Fanatics (1969, 11 mins): short satire about horse-racing enthusiasts
• Fata Morgana (1971, 77 mins): hallucinatory film exploring mirages and the Mayan creation myth
• Original theatrical trailer
• Stills gallery
• Alternative 5.1 Surround audio (German)
  

Technical Specs:

• Language: German
• Year: 1972
• Runtime: 93
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Subtitles: English