La Soufrière: Waiting for an Inevitable Catastrophe

La Soufrière: Waiting for an Inevitable Catastrophe

Waiting for an inevitable disaster

1977•31m•7.3/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.3/10(58)

Werner Herzog takes a film crew to the island of Guadeloupe when he hears that the volcano on the island is going to erupt. Everyone has left, except for one old man who refuses to leave.

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Production

Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, Süddeutscher Rundfunk

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Narrator (voice)

Edward Lachman

Edward Lachman

Self

Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein

Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein

Self

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