My Best Fiend
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73% Critic Match

My Best Fiend

7.3 / 10 1999 1h 39mNR German
Documentary

Storyline

A film that describes 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.

Cast & Crew

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Self

Lead
Klaus Kinski

Klaus Kinski

Self (archive footage)

Claudia Cardinale

Claudia Cardinale

Self

Eva Mattes

Eva Mattes

Self

Bv

Baron van der Recke

Self

JK

José Koechlin von Stein

Self

BP

Bill Pence

Self

Bv

Baronin van der Recke

Self

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Werner Herzog's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. My Best Fiend is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker