My Best Fiend

1999·Movie·1h 39m

Documentary

7.4 / 10 (233 votes)

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.

Directed by: Werner Herzog
Original language: Deutsch
Released: 17 May 1999

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Cast

Werner Herzog
Self
Klaus Kinski
Self (archive footage)
Claudia Cardinale
Self
Eva Mattes
Self
Bv
Baron van der Recke
Self
JK
José Koechlin von Stein
Self
BP
Bill Pence
Self
Bv
Baronin van der Recke
Self
BP
Beat Presser
Self (archive footage)
Guillermo Ríos
Self (archive footage)
Andrés Vicente
Self (archive footage)
JG
Justo González
Self (also archive footage)