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The White Diamond

Nov 13, 2004 | IMDB 6.9

90 min Watch Now

Documentary

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.

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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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