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Lessons of Darkness (1992)

7.8/10 0h 54m Feb 21, 1992
War Documentary

Shortly after the Gulf War, oil fires were raging all through Kuwait. In the week before this sea of fire would be extinguished, Werner Herzog filmed this apocalyptic landscape with its murky skies, scorched earth and capricious flames.

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Movie Details

Original Title Lektionen in Finsternis
Original Language DE
Status Released
Popularity 1.4

Cast

Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Self - Narrator (voice)
Popularity: 1.1

Key Crew

Director Werner Herzog
Producer Paul Berriff
Writer Werner Herzog
Editor Rainer Standke
Executive Producer Werner Herzog

Production

Canal+
FR
Première
GB
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
DE

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Werner Herzog film collection: Lessons of Darkness - Trailer
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Keywords

gulf war fire kuwait oil field

Reviews from TMDB

rodrigl
Oct 30, 2016

Can destruction be beautiful? Yes.

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Details
Release Date February 21, 1992
Runtime 0h 54m
Language DE
Status Released
Popularity 1.4
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