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My Best Fiend (1999)

7.3/10 1h 35m May 17, 1999
Documentary

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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Movie Details

Original Title Mein liebster Feind
Original Language DE
Revenue $95,612
Status Released
Popularity 0.7

Cast

Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Self
Popularity: 1.2
Klaus Kinski
Klaus Kinski
Self (archive footage)
Popularity: 4.2
Claudia Cardinale
Claudia Cardinale
Self
Popularity: 2.1
Eva Mattes
Eva Mattes
Self
Popularity: 2.4
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Baron van der Recke
Self
Popularity: 0.1
No Photo" alt="José Koechlin von Stein" class="cast-photo">
José Koechlin von Stein
Self
Popularity: 0.7
No Photo" alt="Bill Pence" class="cast-photo">
Bill Pence
Self
Popularity: 0.3
No Photo" alt="Baronin van der Recke" class="cast-photo">
Baronin van der Recke
Self
Popularity: 0.0
No Photo" alt="Beat Presser" class="cast-photo">
Beat Presser
Self (archive footage)
Popularity: 0.2
Guillermo Ríos
Guillermo Ríos
Self (archive footage)
Popularity: 2.4
Andrés Vicente
Andrés Vicente
Self (archive footage)
Popularity: 0.2
No Photo" alt="Justo González" class="cast-photo">
Justo González
Self (also archive footage)
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Executive Producer James Mitchell, André Singer, Christine Ruppert
Director Werner Herzog
Writer Werner Herzog
Producer Sabine Rollberg, Lucki Stipetić
Editor Joe Bini

Production

Café Productions
GB
Zephir Film
DE
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
DE

Videos & Trailers

MY BEST FIEND - Trailer
MY BEST FIEND - Trailer
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Keywords

central and south america complex relationship film director student mentor relationship famous actor employee boss relationship documentary filmmaker

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Details
Release Date May 17, 1999
Runtime 1h 35m
Revenue $95,612
Language DE
Status Released
Popularity 0.7
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