Fata Morgana

Directed by Werner Herzog
Not Rated
1971    76mDocumentary, Drama
6.672%6.5
Shot under extreme conditions and inspired by Mayan creation theory, the film contemplates the illusion of reality and the possibility of capturing for the camera something which is not there. It is about the mirages of nature—and the nature of mirage.
  • Lotte EisnerNarrator (voice)
  • Wolfgang BächlerNarrator (voice)
  • Manfred EigendorfNarrator (voice)
  • Günther W. WelpertNarrator (voice)
  • Eugen des Montagnes
  • James William Gledhill
  • Wolfgang von Ungern-Sternberg
  • Werner HerzogDirector / Screenplay / Producer / Sound
  • Jörg Schmidt-ReitweinDirector Of Photography
  • Beate Mainka-JellinghausEditor
  • Hans von MallinckrodtSound
  • Leonard CohenMusic
  • François CouperinMusic
  • Georg Friedrich HändelMusic
  • Wolfgang Amadeus MozartMusic
  • Walter SaxerUnit Production Manager
  • Joschi ArpaProduction Assistant

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