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La Soufrière: Waiting for an Inevitable Catastrophe

"Waiting for an inevitable disaster"

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1977 · 31m
Documentary
Starring Werner Herzog · Edward Lachman · Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein
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Werner Herzog takes a film crew to the island of Guadeloupe when he hears that the volcano on the island is going to erupt. Everyone has left, except for one old man who refuses to leave.

Theatrical
Oct 1, 1977
Budget
$30K
Director
Werner Herzog
Producer
Werner Herzog
Studio
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, Süddeutscher Rundfunk
Original Title
La Soufrière: Warten auf eine unausweichliche Katastrophe
Original Language
German
Keywords
volcano poverty destruction guadeloupe
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Werner Herzog
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Edward Lachman
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Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein
Self

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