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My Best Fiend

Original title: Mein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski
  • 1999
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
13K
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Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski in My Best Fiend (1999)
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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 a... Read allThe 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.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.

  • Director
    • Werner Herzog
  • Writer
    • Werner Herzog
  • Stars
    • Werner Herzog
    • Klaus Kinski
    • Claudia Cardinale
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    13K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Werner Herzog
    • Writer
      • Werner Herzog
    • Stars
      • Werner Herzog
      • Klaus Kinski
      • Claudia Cardinale
    • 56User reviews
    • 81Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Top Cast20

    Werner Herzog
    Werner Herzog
    • Self - Narrator…
    Klaus Kinski
    Klaus Kinski
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Claudia Cardinale
    Claudia Cardinale
    • Self
    Eva Mattes
    Eva Mattes
    • Self
    Beat Presser
    • Self
    Guillermo Ríos
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Andrés Vicente
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Justo González
    • Self
    Benino Moreno Placido
    • Self
    Baron van der Recke
    • Self
    José Koechlin von Stein
    • Self
    Bill Pence
    • Self
    Paul Hittscher
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Mick Jagger
    Mick Jagger
    • Self - Wilbur
    • (archive footage)
    Tom Luddy
    Tom Luddy
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Thomas Mauch
    Thomas Mauch
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Jason Robards
    Jason Robards
    • Self - Fitzcarraldo
    • (archive footage)
    Walter Saxer
    Walter Saxer
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Werner Herzog
    • Writer
      • Werner Herzog
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      In some footage of one of his notorious on-set flare-ups, Klaus Kinski yells at Werner Herzog that he's "a dwarf director!" This apparently random insult is a specific reference to Herzog's movie Even Dwarfs Started Small (1970).
    • Quotes
      • Werner Herzog: Every grey hair on my head, I call Kinski.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: American Beauty/Blue Streak/For Love of the Game (1999)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 7, 1999 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • Finland
    • Languages
      • German
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • My Best Fiend: Klaus Kinski
    • Filming locations
      • Peru
    • Production companies
      • Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
      • Cafe Productions Ltd.
      • Zephir Film
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    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $95,612
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,677
      • Nov 7, 1999
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 35m(95 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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