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.
Casts Werner Herzog, Graham Dorrington, Annette Scheurich, Marc Anthony Yhap, Dieter Plage, Adrian de Schryver, Michael Wilk, Anthony Melville, Jan-Peter Meewes, Jason Gibson
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IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 2017
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IMDB 6.8 | Jun , 1999
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IMDB 7 | Aug , 2014
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 1994
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IMDB 7.8 | Mar , 2010
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IMDB 6.2 | Nov , 1939
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