Aguirre, the Wrath of God Quotes

Aguirre, the Wrath of God is a TV program that was first aired in 1970 . Aguirre, the Wrath of God completed its run in 1970.

It features Werner Herzog as producer, Popol Vuh (German band) in charge of musical score, and Thomas Mauch as head of cinematography.

Aguirre, the Wrath of God is recorded in English and originally aired in West Germany, and Peru. Each episode of Aguirre, the Wrath of God is 94 minutes long. Aguirre, the Wrath of God is distributed by Filmverlag der Autoren.

The cast includes: Klaus Kinski as Don Lope de Aguirre, Edward Roland as Okello, Daniel Ades as Perucho, Peter Berling as Don Fernando de Guzman, and Del Negro as Brother Gaspar de Carvajal.

Aguirre, the Wrath of God Quotes

Klaus Kinski as Don Lope de Aguirre

• (Klaus Kinski) "I am the wrath of God. Who else is with me?"

• (Klaus Kinski) "I am the great traitor. There must be no other. Anyone who even thinks about deserting this mission will be cut up into 198 pieces. Those pieces will be stamped on until what is left can be used only to paint walls. Whoever takes one grain of corn or one drop of water -- more than his ration, will be locked up for 155 years. If I, Aguirre, want the birds to drop dead from the trees -- then the birds will drop dead from the trees. I am the wrath of God. The earth I pass will see me and tremble. But whoever follows me and the river, will win untold riches. But whoever deserts --"

• (Klaus Kinski) "When we reach the sea, we will build a bigger ship, and sail north to take Trinidad from the Spanish crown. From there we'll sail on and take Mexico from Cortés. What great treachery that will be. Then all of New Spain will be ours, and we'll produce history as others produce plays. I, the Wrath of God, will marry my own daughter and with her I will found the purest dynasty the world has ever seen. Together, we shall rule this entire continent. We shall endure. I am the Wrath of God. Who else is with me?"

• (Klaus Kinski) "That man is a head taller than me. That may change."

• (Klaus Kinski) "Perucho, don't you think the cannon might be a little bit rusty?"
• (Daniel Ades) "It might."

Edward Roland as Okello

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Peter Berling as Don Fernando de Guzman

• (Peter Berling) "All the land to our left and all the land to our right now belongs to us. I solemnly and formally take possession of all this land. Our country is already six times larger than Spain, and every day we drift makes it bigger."
• (Klaus Kinski) "Have you seen any solid ground that would support your weight?"

Del Negro as Brother Gaspar de Carvajal

• (Del Negro) "'Thou lettest man flow on like a river, and Thy years know no end. As for man, his days are like grass as a flower on the field, so he blossoms. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone, and the place thereof shall know it no more.' You know, my child, for the good of our Lord, the Church was always on the side of the strong."

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