My Best Fiend
My Best Fiend

Movie·1999·1h 39m

My Best Fiend

Country

Germany

Language

German

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// overview

The Story

Original title: Mein liebster Feind

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.

Producer

James Mitchell, André Singer

Cinematography

Peter Zeitlinger

Music

Popol Vuh

Editor

Joe Bini

Themes

central and south americacomplex relationshipfilm directorstudent mentor relationshipfamous actoremployee boss relationship

Production House

Café Productions
Zephir Film
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion

Audience Score

73%

214 votes

Skip8%
Timepass20%
Go for it39%
Perfection33%

// cast

Cast

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Self

Klaus Kinski

Klaus Kinski

Self (archive footage)

Claude Cardinale

Claude Cardinale

Self

Eva Mattes

Eva Mattes

Self

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

Guillermo Ríos

Self (archive footage)

Andrés Vicente

Andrés Vicente

Self (archive footage)

Justo González

Self (also archive footage)

Benino Moreno Placido

Self (also archive footage)

Paul Hittscher

Paul Hittscher

Self (archive footage)

Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger

Self (archive footage)

Tom Luddy

Tom Luddy

Self (archive footage)

Thomas Mauch

Self (archive footage)

Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Self (archive footage)

// crew

Crew

James Mitchell

James Mitchell

Executive Producer

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Director, Writer

Popol Vuh

Original Music Composer

André Singer

André Singer

Executive Producer

Sabine Rollberg

Producer

Christine Ruppert

Executive Producer

Lucki Stipetić

Producer

Peter Zeitlinger

Peter Zeitlinger

Director of Photography

Joe Bini

Editor

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