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My Best Fiend

1999·1h 35m·Not Rated
BiographyDocumentary
IMDb Rating
★ 7.8/10
13,204 votes
Metascore
70
Metacritic

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.

My Best Fiend is a 1999 biography documentary movie directed by Werner Herzog, starring Claudia Cardinale, Klaus Kinski, Eva Mattes. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.8/10 from 13,204 votes and runs 1h 35m.

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Director
Werner Herzog
Stars
Claudia Cardinale
Klaus Kinski
Eva Mattes
Werner Herzog
Creators
Werner Herzog
Details
1999-10-07
95 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ Germany, Finland, France, United Kingdom
★ German, English, Spanish
Keywords
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