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Lessons of Darkness

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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Cast and Crew

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Werner Herzog

Narrator (voice)

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Werner Herzog

Director

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Nainita Desai

Assistant Sound Editor

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Simon Werry

Aerial Camera

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John Pearson

Sound Recordist

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Steve Brooke Smith

Assistant Camera

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Paul Berriff

Producer

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Werner Herzog

Writer

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Rainer Klausmann

Director of Photography

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Paul Berriff

Director of Photography

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Rainer Standke

Editor

Lessons of Darkness

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.

Orignal Title

Lektionen in Finsternis

Orignal Language

de

Duration

54 minutes

Genre

War, Documentary

Status

Released

Release Data

1992-02-21

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Production Companies

Canal+, Première

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