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My Best Fiend
My Best Fiend
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My Best Fiend
1999
1h 35m
7.3(201 votes)
Documentary

Overview

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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20 members
Directing

Werner Herzog

Self

Werner Herzog
Acting

Klaus Kinski

Self (archive footage)

Klaus Kinski
Acting

Claudia Cardinale

Self

Claudia Cardinale
Acting

Eva Mattes

Self

Eva Mattes
Acting

Baron van der Recke

Self

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Crew

José Koechlin von Stein

Self

No Image
Acting

Bill Pence

Self

No Image
Acting

Baronin van der Recke

Self

No Image
Camera

Beat Presser

Self (archive footage)

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Acting

Guillermo Ríos

Self (archive footage)

Guillermo Ríos
Acting

Andrés Vicente

Self (archive footage)

Andrés Vicente
Acting

Justo González

Self (also archive footage)

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Benino Moreno Placido

Self (also archive footage)

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Paul Hittscher

Self (archive footage)

Paul Hittscher
Acting

Mick Jagger

Self (archive footage)

Mick Jagger
Production

Tom Luddy

Self (archive footage)

Tom Luddy
Camera

Thomas Mauch

Self (archive footage)

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Jason Robards

Self (archive footage)

Jason Robards
Production

Walter Saxer

Self (archive footage)

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Lucki Stipetić

Self (archive footage)

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