My Best Fiend
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.
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Cast
20 people
Werner Herzog
Self
Known for
Jack Reacher
The Mandalorian
Klaus Kinski
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Claudia Cardinale
Self
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
8½
Eva Mattes
Self
Known for
Enemy at the Gates
Stroszek
Baron van der Recke
Self
José Koechlin von Stein
Self
Bill Pence
Self
Baronin van der Recke
Self
Beat Presser
Self (archive footage)
Guillermo Ríos
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Innocent Voices
Sleep Dealer
Andrés Vicente
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Cebollitas
Justo González
Self (also archive footage)
Werner Herzog Director · Popol Vuh Composer Peter Zeitlinger Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $96K · First release May 17, 1999 · Produced in Germany, United Kingdom, Finland, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$95,612
Production
Café Productions
Production
Zephir Film
Production
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Production
BR
Production
YLE
Production
Arte
Production
BBC Film
Studio
Cafe Productions
Production
Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Production
Independent Film Channel (IFC)
Production
Little Bird
Production
Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Production
Germany · United Kingdom · Finland · United States
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Languages
Original title
Mein liebster Feind
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · German · Spanish
Release dates
Canada · May 17, 1999
Limited theatrical
Germany · October 7, 1999
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
May 17, 1999 · Theatrical
Switzerland
January 27, 2000 · Digital
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