The HERZOG/KINSKI BOXED SET features six of Herzog's best-known and most acclaimed films - AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD, COBRA VERDE, FITZCARRALDO, NOSFERATU THE VAMPIRE, WOYZECK and MY BEST FIEND - all starring the inimitable Kinski and each boasting a host of superb DVD extras.
In AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD, Kinski stars as Don Lope de Aguirre, the ruthless leader of a band of conquistadors who set off on a perilous journey along the Amazon in search of an Inca fortune. Extra features include an audio commentary by Werner Herzog and Normal Hill, theatrical trailer, talent biographies and English and German language versions with optional English subtitles.
The final collaboration between Herzog and Kinski, the epic COBRA VERDE is based on the novel by Bruce Chatwin and tells the remarkable story of the 19th Century Brazilian bandit, Francisco Manoel da Silva, who is sent to the West Coast of Africa to re-open the slave trade and then goes on to lead an army of women in a savage and bloody war against the local king. Special Features include widescreen presentation (1.77:1 enhanced for 16 x 9 TVs), audio commentary by Werner Herzog and Norman Hill, theatrical trailer, talent biographies and English and German language versions with optional English subtitles.
Perhaps Herzog's best-known film, FITZCARRALDO features Klaus Kinski giving one of his finest performances as the opera loving entrepreneur Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, a man driven mad by his passion for music and his obsession with building an opera in the heart of a South American jungle. The DVD includes an unmissable audio commentary by Herzog, his producer Lucki Stipetic and Norman Hill. Other features include widescreen presentation (1.85:1 enhanced for 16 x 9 TVs), theatrical trailer, stills gallery, talent biographies and English and German language versions with optional English subtitles.
Easily one of the best adaptations of Bram Stoker's "Dracula" ever committed to celluloid, Herzog's NOSFERATU THE VAMPIRE takes much of its visual inspiration from F.W. Murnau's classic 1922 film of the same name. Starring Kinski, Isabelle Adjani (La Reine Margot; Camille Claudel) and Bruno Ganz (Wings Of Desire), the film is simply one of the most sorrowful and beautiful vampire films ever made. Special Features include widescreen presentation (1.85:1 enhanced for 16 x 9 TVs), theatrical trailer, talent biographies, German language version with optional English subtitles.
The documentary MY BEST FIEND is Werner Herzog's candid and moving tribute to his friend and favourite leading man Klaus Kinski. Chronicling the fascinating history behind the five films on which the pair collaborated, the film traces the ups and downs of their relationship, revisiting their social haunts and the locations of their films. The film also features archive footage from the making of "Fitzcarraldo" featuring Mick Jagger and Jason Robards playing the title role prior to the final and fruitful casting of Kinski. Special Features include widescreen presentation (1.77:1 enhanced for widescreen TVs), theatrical trailers and English and German language versions with optional English subtitles.