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.
Videos
Cast and Crew
Werner Herzog
Narrator (voice)
Werner Herzog
Director
Nainita Desai
Assistant Sound Editor
Simon Werry
Aerial Camera
John Pearson
Sound Recordist
Steve Brooke Smith
Assistant Camera
Paul Berriff
Producer
Werner Herzog
Writer
Rainer Klausmann
Director of Photography
Paul Berriff
Director of Photography
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
Production Companies
Canal+, Première
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