Herakles

Herakles

1962•10m•5.9/10

Documentary

Ratings

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5.9/10(27)

Basically, 'Herakles' is an omnium-gatherum of film clips depicting images of machismo. Some of those images are explicitly macho: we see various body-builders flexing their biceps and triceps. Other images seen here are not macho in the literal sense, but are indirectly related to testosterone or cojones on some level: we see military aircraft making bombing raids, and footage of car crashes.

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Production

Werner Herzog Filmproduktion

Language

DE

Status

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Release Date

Cast

Reinhard Lichtenberg

Franco Columbu

Franco Columbu

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