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Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Humanity's Lost Masterpiece... in 3D

Genres

Documentary

OverView

Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$6467348

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

03 November 2010

Country

Canada

Cast

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Narrator (voice)

Dominique Baffier

Dominique Baffier

Self

Jean Clottes

Jean Clottes

Self

Jean-Michel Geneste

Jean-Michel Geneste

Self

Michel Philippe

Michel Philippe

Self

Gilles Tosello

Gilles Tosello

Self

Carole Fritz

Carole Fritz

Self

Maria Malina

Maria Malina

Self

Nicholas Conard

Nicholas Conard

Self

Valerie Feruglio

Valerie Feruglio

Self

Wulf Hein

Wulf Hein

Self

Maurice Maurin

Maurice Maurin

Self

Valeria Milenka Repnau

Valeria Milenka Repnau

Self (voice)

Charles Fathy

Charles Fathy

Interpreter (voice) (uncredited)

Volker Schlöndorff

Volker Schlöndorff

Narrator (French version) (voice) (uncredited)

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