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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.

Top Cast

  • Werner Herzog

    Werner Herzog

    Self

  • Klaus Kinski

    Klaus Kinski

    Self (archive footage)

  • Claudia Cardinale

    Claudia Cardinale

    Self

  • Eva Mattes

    Eva Mattes

    Self

  • Baron van der Recke

    Baron van der Recke

    Self

  • José Koechlin von Stein

    José Koechlin von Stein

    Self

  • Bill Pence

    Bill Pence

    Self

  • Baronin van der Recke

    Baronin van der Recke

    Self

  • Beat Presser

    Beat Presser

    Self (archive footage)

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.

Rating

7.3 / 10
215 Reviews
1 Popular

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