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Summary
This 2004 documentary by Werner Herzog diaries the struggle of a passionate English inventor to design and test a unique airship during its maiden flight above the jungle canopy.
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+9)
Critics 87Audiences 78GoodWatch 81
Tomatometer90%
Metascore83
Audience score86%
Letterboxd · 7 K ratings3.9/5
IMDb7.5
User score7.2
Running time
1 h 30 min
A typical length for documentaries, −6 min on the typical 96
typical 9690Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 8 more
Released
2004
November 13, 2004
22 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
GermanMade in
Afghanistan
Germany
Japan- United Kingdom
Directing · 1
- Werner Herzog Director, Screenplay
Writing · 4
- Annette Scheurich Screenplay, Executive Producer
- Rainer Bergomaz Screenplay
- Rudolph Herzog Screenplay, Executive Producer
- Marion Pöllmann Screenplay
Production · 2
- Walter Saxer Line Producer
- Hennes Grossman Production Manager
Camera · 2
- Henning Brümmer Director of Photography
- Klaus Scheurich Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Joe Bini Editor
- Maya Daisy Hawke Assistant Editor
Sound · 2
- Eric Spitzer Music
- Ernst Reijseger Music
Other crew · 1
- Jürgen Kleinig Post-Production Manager
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