Any of you boys that love Apocalypse Now need to check out Herzog's MASTERPIECE "Aguirre: The Wrath of God". Had huge influence on Coppola.
Aguirre, the Wrath of God - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Whole fukkin' thing on youtube
Aguirre, the Wrath of God - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From the beginning of the production, Herzog and Kinski argued about the proper manner to portray Aguirre. Kinski wanted to play a "wild, ranting madman", but Herzog wanted something "quieter, more menacing". In order to get the performance he desired, before each shot Herzog would deliberately infuriate Kinski. After waiting for the hot-tempered actor's inevitable tantrum to "burn itself out", Herzog would then roll the camera.
Whole fukkin' thing on youtube