Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

7.1IMDb Score
Released:2010-11-03
Duration:90 min
Director:Werner Herzog
Actors:Werner Herzog, Dominique Baffier, Jean Clottes, Jean-Michel Geneste, Michel Philippe
Production:creative differences, History films, Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, ARTE

Overview:

Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting.

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