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My Best Fiend

My Best Fiend (1999)

Movie · Released · 99 min · ★ 7.3

Documentary

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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

Werner HerzogWerner HerzogSelfKlaus KinskiKlaus KinskiSelf (archive footage)Claudia CardinaleClaudia CardinaleSelfEva MattesEva MattesSelf
Baron van der ReckeSelf
José Koechlin von SteinSelf
Bill PenceSelf
Baronin van der ReckeSelf
Beat PresserSelf (archive footage)Guillermo RíosGuillermo RíosSelf (archive footage)Andrés VicenteAndrés VicenteSelf (archive footage)
Justo GonzálezSelf (also archive footage)
Benino Moreno PlacidoSelf (also archive footage)Paul HittscherPaul HittscherSelf (archive footage)Mick JaggerMick JaggerSelf (archive footage)

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