The White Diamond

Nov 13, 2004

1h 30m

★ 6.8

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Marco Polo Film AG

NDR Naturfilm

BBC Storyville

Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung

NHK

The White Diamond Trailers

Cast

Narrator (voice)

Werner Herzog

Self

Graham Dorrington

Self

Annette Scheurich

Self

Marc Anthony Yhap

Self (archive footage)

Dieter Plage

Self (archive footage)

Adrian de Schryver

Self

Michael Wilk

Self

Anthony Melville

Self

Jan-Peter Meewes

Self

Jason Gibson

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