Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Nan
1h 30m
2010
7.1 /10 (342)

Humanity's Lost Masterpiece... in 3D

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.

Country : Canada, France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages : Deutsch, Français, English
Released Date: 2010-11-03

Top Billed Cast

Werner Herzog

Narrator (voice)

Dominique Baffier

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Jean Clottes

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Jean-Michel Geneste

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Michel Philippe

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Gilles Tosello

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Carole Fritz

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Maria Malina

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Nicholas Conard

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Valerie Feruglio

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Wulf Hein

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Maurice Maurin

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Valeria Milenka Repnau

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Charles Fathy

Interpreter (voice) (uncredited)

Volker Schlöndorff

Narrator (French version) (voice) (uncredited)

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