My Best Fiend (1999)
Mein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 35min
- Documentary, Biography
- 07 Oct 1999 (Germany)
- Movie
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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Awards:
- 1 win & 2 nominations.
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Cast
| Werner Herzog | ... |
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| Claudia Cardinale | ... |
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| Eva Mattes | ... |
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Beat Presser | ... |
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| Guillermo Ríos | ... |
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Andrés Vicente | ... |
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Justo González | ... |
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Benino Moreno Placido | ... |
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Baron van der Recke | ... |
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José Koechlin von Stein | ... |
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Bill Pence | ... |
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Paul Hittscher | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Mick Jagger | ... |
Self - Wilbur (archiveFootage)
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| Klaus Kinski | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Tom Luddy | ... |
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| Thomas Mauch | ... |
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| Jason Robards | ... |
Fitzcarraldo (archiveFootage)
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| Walter Saxer | ... |
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Lucki Stipetic | ... |
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Baronin van der Recke | ... |
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Directed by
| Werner Herzog | ||
Written by
| Werner Herzog | ... | () |
Produced by
| James Mitchell | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
| Sabine Rollberg | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Christine Ruppert | ... | executive producer |
| André Singer | ... | executive producer |
| Lucki Stipetic | ... | producer |
Music by
| Popol Vuh | ||
Cinematography by
| Peter Zeitlinger | ||
Editing by
| Joe Bini | ||
Editorial Department
| Anthony Greenberg | ... | post production assistant |
| Renate Hähmer | ... | assistant editor (as Renate Hähner) |
| Thad Povey | ... | assistant editor |
| Thomas Staunton | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Ulrich Bergfelder | ||
Production Management
| Ulrich Bergfelder | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Herbert Golder | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Dave Nelson | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Hubertus Rath | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Josh Rosen | ... | audio editor |
| Chris Simon | ... | additional sound services |
| Eric Spitzer | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Les Blank | ... | additional camera |
| Erik Söllner | ... | assistant camera |
| Silvia Zeitlinger Vas | ... | still photographer (as Silvia Vas) |
| Werner Janoud | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Anja Schmidt-Zäringer | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
| Monika Kostinek | ... | administration |
| Stefan Rüll | ... | legal counsel |
| David Silberberg | ... | archive researcher |
| Nathalie Streiff | ... | press |
Thanks
| Claudia Cardinale | ... | thanks |
| Justo González | ... | thanks |
| Eva Mattes | ... | thanks |
| Bill Pence | ... | thanks |
| Benino Moreno Placido | ... | thanks |
| Beat Presser | ... | thanks |
| Guillermo Ríos | ... | thanks |
| Baron van der Recke | ... | thanks |
| Baronin van der Recke | ... | thanks |
| José Koechlin von Stein | ... | thanks (as José Kocchlin von Stein) |
Production Companies
- Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
- Cafe Productions Ltd.
- Zephir Film
- Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) (in association with)
- ARTE (in association with)
- Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) (in association with)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (in association with)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (for)
- Independent Film Channel (IFC) (support)
- Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen (support)
Distributors
- Lightbox Entertainment (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Sherlock Media S.L. (2000) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Stamm Film (2000) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Zephir Film (1999) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Alive Vertrieb und Marketing (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Altomedia. Co. Ltd. (Korea) (DVD)
- Altomedia. Co. Ltd. (Korea) (VHS)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Capelight Pictures (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Eurozoom (France)
- Future Film (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
- New Yorker Films (United States) (subtitled)
- Pandora Films
- Ripley's Film (2003) (Italy)
- Ripley's Home Video (2005) (Italy) (DVD) (boxed set)
- Shout! Factory (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
- VIGGO (2020) (Italy)
- Vértice 360 (2000) (Spain)
- mediacs AG (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Aurélien Plancher (post-production facilities) (TV broadcast from restoration)
- CinePostproduction (sound post-production)
- Outpost Studios (post-production facilities)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In the 1950s, an adolescent Werner Herzog was transfixed by a film performance of the young Klaus Kinski. Years later, they would share an apartment where, in an unabated, forty-eight-hour fit of rage, Kinski completely destroyed the bathroom. From this chaos, a violent, love-hate, profoundly creative partnership was born. In 1972, Herzog cast Kinski in Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972). Four more films would follow. In this personal documentary, Herzog traces the often violent ups and downs of their relationship, revisiting the various locations of their films and talking to the people they worked with.
Written by L.H. Wong |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | In some footage of one of his notorious on-set flare-ups, Klaus Kinski yells at Werner Herzog that he's "a dwarf director!" This apparently random insult is a specific reference to Herzog's movie Even Dwarfs Started Small (1970). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in American Beauty/Blue Streak/For Love of the Game (1999). See more » |
| Quotes |
Werner Herzog:
Every grey hair on my head, I call Kinski. See more » |