screenshots / Aguirre, the Wrath of God / 1972 Werner Herzog Filmproduktion

Klaus Kinski is cast in the role of Lope de Aguirre, a Spanish soldier who leads an expedition down the Amazon River in search of El Dorado (the legendary city of gold).

Directed by Werner Herzog the production filmed on various locations in Peru, including the Urubamba and Nanay Rivers.

Klaus Kinski passed in 1991 at the age of 65.