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My Best Fiend

My Best Fiend

1999•1h 35m•7.3/10
Documentary

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7.3/10(210)

A film that describes the love-hate relationship between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, the deep trust between the director and the actor, and their independently and simultaneously hatched plans to murder one another.

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Production

Café Productions, Zephir Film, Werner Herzog Filmproduktion

Language

DE

Status

Released

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Cast

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Self

Klaus Kinski

Klaus Kinski

Self (archive footage)

Claudia Cardinale

Claudia Cardinale

Self

Eva Mattes

Eva Mattes

Self

Baron van der Recke

Self

José Koechlin von Stein

Self

Bill Pence

Self

Baronin van der Recke

Self

Beat Presser

Self (archive footage)

Guillermo Ríos

Guillermo Ríos

Self (archive footage)

Andrés Vicente

Andrés Vicente

Self (archive footage)

Justo González

Self (also archive footage)

Benino Moreno Placido

Self (also archive footage)

Paul Hittscher

Paul Hittscher

Self (archive footage)

Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger

Self (archive footage)

Tom Luddy

Tom Luddy

Self (archive footage)

Thomas Mauch

Self (archive footage)

Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Self (archive footage)

Walter Saxer

Self (archive footage)

Lucki Stipetić

Self (archive footage)

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