9 Movies Starring Klaus Kinski

Aguirre, the Wrath of God

Aguirre, the Wrath of God

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1977-04-03

Languages:

German, Quechua, Spanish

Countries:

West Germany

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

(35322 Reviews)

Director:

Werner Herzog

Fullplot:

A few decades after the destruction of the Inca empire, a Spanish expedition leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon river in search of gold and wealth. Soon, they come across great difficulties and Don Aguirres, a ruthless man who cares only about riches, becomes their leader. But will his quest lead them to "the golden city", or to certain destruction?

Nosferatu the Vampyre

Nosferatu the Vampyre

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1979-01-17

Languages:

German, English, Romany

Countries:

West Germany, France

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (21537 Reviews)

Director:

Werner Herzog

Genres:

Horror

Fullplot:

Jonathan Harker is sent away to Count Dracula's castle to sell him a house in Varna, where Jonathan lives. But Count Dracula is a vampire, an undead ghoul living off of men's blood. Inspired by a photograph of Lucy Harker, Jonathan's wife, Dracula moves to Varna, bringing with him death and plague... An unusually contemplative version of Dracula, in which the vampire bears the curse of not being able to get old and die.

Woyzeck

Woyzeck

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1979-08-24

Languages:

German

Countries:

West Germany

Runtime:

82 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (6237 Reviews)

Director:

Werner Herzog

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Georg Bèchner (play)

Werner Herzog

Fullplot:

Everything in town appears calm, placid, lovely. But Woyzeck, a rifleman assigned as an orderly, hears voices -- the times are out of joint, at least in his cosmos. To his captain, Woyzeck is a comic marvel: ignorant but courageous, full of energy to little purpose. To a local doctor, Woyzeck is a curiosity, the object of cruel study. Woyzeck, 40, has a young wife, Marie, and a small child. He dotes on them, but Marie, even though she has periods of guilt and remorse, carries on affairs and flirtations. When the captain lets drop broad hints of Woyzeck's being a cuckold, his inner demons and the voices of the spheres take over. Will madness bring action? Of what sort?

Android

Android

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1982-10-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

80 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (1817 Reviews)

Director:

Aaron Lipstadt

Genres:

CrimeSci-Fi

Cast:

Writer:

James Reigle

Don Keith Opper

Will Reigle (based on an original idea by)

Fullplot:

Eccentric scientist Dr.Daniel and his shy, clumsy assistant Max, lead a quiet life on their space station where they carry out illegal research into androids, until they receive an unwelcome visit from three fugitives from justice, one of whom is female. Dr.Daniel and Max are both interested in her, but one of them has rather more sinister intentions than just romance. At first, they all get along, but when one of the criminals becomes psychotic, violence erupts. Meanwhile, the space police is on their trail.

Burden of Dreams

Burden of Dreams

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1982-10-01

Languages:

Spanish, English, German

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

(3741 Reviews)

Director:

Les Blank

Genres:

Documentary

Fullplot:

A documentary on the chaotic production of Werner Herzog's epic Fitzcarraldo (1982), showing how the film managed to get made despite problems that would have floored a less obsessively driven director. Not only does he have major casting problems, losing both Jason Robards (health) and Mick Jagger (other commitments) halfway through shooting, but the crew gets caught up in a war between Peru and Ecuador, there are problems with the weather and the morale of cast and crew is falling rapidly.

Fitzcarraldo

Fitzcarraldo

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1982-10-10

Languages:

German, Spanish, Italian

Countries:

West Germany, Peru

Runtime:

158 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

8.2 (20045 Reviews)

Director:

Werner Herzog

Fullplot:

Fitzcarraldo is an obsessed opera lover who wants to build an opera in the jungle. To accomplish this he first has to make a fortune in the rubber business, and his cunning plan involves hauling an enormous river boat across a small mountain with aid from the local Indians.

The Little Drummer Girl

The Little Drummer Girl

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1984-10-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

130 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (1461 Reviews)

Director:

George Roy Hill

Genres:

Thriller

Cast:

Writer:

Loring Mandel (screenplay)

John le Carrè (novel)

Fullplot:

A Palestinian bomber has killed an Israeli diplomat and his family and the Israeli plot to neutralise him becomes convoluted as they select an American Actress (Charlie) to impersonate the Bomber's brother's girlfriend after the Israeli's capture and kill the brother. Charlie is placed into a world where she begins being an actress, then becomes a spy, then is trained by the Palestinians as a guerrilla and finally is sent to deliver a bomb. She is chronically confused by how far she is really supposed to go in her impersonations and how much of herself she must give up. From the book by John Le Carre

Cobra Verde

Cobra Verde

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1987-12-03

Languages:

German, Ewe, Portuguese

Countries:

West Germany, Ghana

Runtime:

111 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (4967 Reviews)

Director:

Werner Herzog

Cast:

Writer:

Bruce Chatwin (novel)

Werner Herzog

Fullplot:

The feared bandit Cobra Verde (Klaus Kinski) is hired by a plantation owner to supervise his slaves. After the owner suspects Cobra Verde of consorting with his young daughters, the owner wishes him gone. Rather than kill him,the owner sends Cobra Verde to Africa. The only white man in the area, Cobra Verde finds himself the victim of torture and humiliation. Later, he trains soldiers in a rebel army. Far from home, Cobra Verde is on the edge of madness.

Nosferatu the Vampyre

Nosferatu the Vampyre

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1979-01-17

Languages:

German, English, Romany

Countries:

West Germany, France

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (21413 Reviews)

Director:

Werner Herzog

Genres:

Horror

Fullplot:

Jonathan Harker is sent away to Count Dracula's castle to sell him a house in Varna, where Jonathan lives. But Count Dracula is a vampire, an undead ghoul living off of men's blood. Inspired by a photograph of Lucy Harker, Jonathan's wife, Dracula moves to Varna, bringing with him death and plague... An unusually contemplative version of Dracula, in which the vampire bears the curse of not being able to get old and die.

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