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8.3/10   1,344 votes
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Director:
Werner Herzog
Writer:
Werner Herzog (writer)
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Release Date:
26 October 2002 (Hong Kong) more
Genre:
Documentary | Sci-Fi | War more
Plot:
This film shows the disaster of the Kuwaitian oil fields in flames. In contrast to the common documentary... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
Wow, baby such lovely and disastrous pictures - unforgettable more

Cast

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Werner Herzog ... Narrator (voice)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Lessons of Darkness (USA) (video title)
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Runtime:
50 min
Country:
France | UK | Germany
Language:
German | English | Arabic
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Filming Locations:
Kuwait
Company:
Canal+ more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Herzog thought the fires would be burning for months; when he found out they could be out in a few weeks, he hooked up with an experienced English film crew that had gotten permits but hadn't yet decided on the angle to their film. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: In an aerial shot, the shadow of the camera's helicopter is visible (about 10 minutes, 8 seconds into the film). more
Quotes:
Narrator: This was once a forest before it was covered with oil. Everything that looks like water is in actuality oil. Ponds and lakes are spread out all over the land. The oil is treacherous because it reflects the sky. The oil is trying to disguise itself as water. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Zomergasten: (#7.3)" (1994) more

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8 out of 14 people found the following comment useful:-
Wow, baby such lovely and disastrous pictures - unforgettable, 11 October 2000
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Author: (larskjelras@hotmail.com) from Copenhagen, Denmark

Herzog is such a darling bringing all his weirdness and filmmaking skills into a special little masterpiece like this one. Small details like a little flame in the middle of gigantic cloud of black smoke or making a bulldozer beautiful is captured and it is wonderful.

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