A panicked horse in this film kicks a barrel of gunpowder into a fire, which is then thrown into the water as it explodes. As a man in this film counts to ten, he is beheaded by Perucho, though his decapitated head finishes the count. The haunting music first heard in its opening sequence comes from a "choir-organ" played by Florian Fricke's band. It took nearly two weeks to film the 30 second sequence in which "feverish" men see a boat hanging in the trees. At its conclusion, the title character gives a speech stating that he'll marry his own daughter and found the world's purest dynasty while standing on his raft, which is overrun by monkeys. The star of this film, who was apocryphally threatened at gunpoint by th
A panicked horse in this film kicks a barrel of gunpowder into a fire, which is then thrown into the water as it explodes. As a man in this film counts to ten, he is beheaded by Perucho, though his decapitated head finishes the count. The haunting music first heard in its opening sequence comes from a "choir-organ" played by Florian Fricke's band. It took nearly two weeks to film the 30 second sequence in which "feverish" men see a boat hanging in the trees. At its conclusion, the title character gives a speech stating that he'll marry his own daughter and found the world's purest dynasty while standing on his raft, which is overrun by monkeys. The star of this film, who was apocryphally threatened at gunpoint by the director, also starred in this film's companion piece Fitzcarraldo. For 10 points, name this film about the title character's failed expedition into the South American jungle, directed by Werner Herzog.