6 Best Klaus Kinski Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 15, 2027

Drama intense

Klaus Kinski brought a genuinely unhinged intensity to every role, and his volatile collaborations with director Werner Herzog produced some of the most singular films in cinema history.

Fitzcarraldo (1982) 01

Fitzcarraldo (1982)

IMDb ★ 7.8

An obsessive opera lover attempts to haul a steamship over a mountain to fund an opera house in the Amazon.

Woyzeck (1979) 02

Woyzeck (1979)

IMDb ★ 7.3

A downtrodden soldier subjected to degrading medical experiments spirals toward a violent breaking point.

Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) 03

Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)

IMDb ★ 7.5

A real estate agent's business trip brings an ancient vampire back to plague his own hometown.

Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) 04

Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)

IMDb ★ 7.8

A conquistador's increasingly deranged obsession with finding El Dorado leads his expedition toward ruin.

For a Few Dollars More (1965) 05

For a Few Dollars More (1965)

IMDb ★ 8.0

Two bounty hunters reluctantly team up to track down a sadistic outlaw and his gang.

Doctor Zhivago (1965) 06

Doctor Zhivago (1965)

IMDb ★ 7.9

A small but memorable role as a fierce revolutionary amid the chaos of the Russian Revolution.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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