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Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1973) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1973) a score of 3.2612 out of 4

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Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)

The film suggests Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now, which followed it by several years. It certainly influenced Coppola's vision of the journey upriver to madness. The jungle in this film is perhaps the best example I can think...read the complete Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1973) review at Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)

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Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

Werner Herzog's haunting, fictionalized odyssey set in 1560 tells the tale of a group of Spaniards out to find the fabled city of El Dorado, rumored to have an unlimited wealth of gold. Klaus Kinski plays the mutinous Aguirre, the soldier that is second i...read the complete Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1973) review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

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Blogcritics.org (Alan Dale)

Movies are a great medium for showing us other ways of life, human as well as animal. Yet the market-oriented movie producers are so convinced that audiences want only the same old melodramatized versions of existence that not only are stories set in...read the complete Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1973) review at Blogcritics.org (Alan Dale)

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filmcritic.com (James Brundage)

It's late. It's dark. The only light falling on your face is comes from a cinema screen in front of you. The image is that of jungle. You almost nod off....read the complete Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1973) review at filmcritic.com (James Brundage)