My Best Fiend
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$95612
Runtime
95 min
Release Date
1999-05-17
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
201
Vote Average
7.308
Werner Herzog
Self
Klaus Kinski
Self (archive footage)
Claudia Cardinale
Self
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
Self (archive footage)
Andrés Vicente
Self (archive footage)
Justo González
Self (also archive footage)
Benino Moreno Placido
Self (also archive footage)
Paul Hittscher
Self (archive footage)
Mick Jagger
Self (archive footage)
Tom Luddy
Self (archive footage)
Thomas Mauch
Self (archive footage)
Jason Robards
Self (archive footage)
Walter Saxer
Self (archive footage)
Lucki Stipetić
Self (archive footage)
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