Shot under extreme conditions and inspired by Mayan creation theory, the film contemplates the illusion of reality and the possibility of capturing for the camera something which is not there. It is about the mirages of nature—and the nature of mirage.
Directed byWerner Herzog
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Language
- DE
- Released
- February 1, 1972
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Lotte Eisner
Narrator (voice)
Wolfgang Bächler
Narrator (voice)
Manfred Eigendorf
Narrator (voice)
Günther W. Welpert
Narrator (voice)
Eugen des Montagnes
James William Gledhill
Wolfgang von Ungern-Sternberg
- Directed by
- Werner Herzog
- Written by
- Werner Herzog
- Produced by
- Werner Herzog
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