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Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Humanity's Lost Masterpiece... in 3D

20107.11h 30m

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.

Directed by Werner Herzog
Written by Werner Herzog, Judith Thurman
Produced by Dave Harding, Adrienne Ciuffo, Erik Nelson
Box Office0Revenue: $6.5M

Top Cast

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Narrator (voice)

Dominique Baffier

Dominique Baffier

Self

Jean Clottes

Jean Clottes

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Jean-Michel Geneste

Jean-Michel Geneste

Self

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Michel Philippe

Self

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Gilles Tosello

Self

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Carole Fritz

Self

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Maria Malina

Self

N

Nicholas Conard

Self

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Valerie Feruglio

Self

Themes & Keywords

southern francecavecave paintingprehistoryscientist

About Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Cave of Forgotten Dreams is a documentary film released in 2010 exploring themes of southern france, cave, cave painting, prehistory, scientist. Directed by Werner Herzog, it stars Werner Herzog, Dominique Baffier, Jean Clottes. 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.

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