

Herakles
1962-01-01 · 10 min · ★ 6.0
Basically, 'Herakles' is an omnium-gatherum of film clips depicting images of machismo. Some of those images are explicitly macho: we see various body-builders flexing their biceps and triceps. Other images seen here are not macho in the literal sense, but are indirectly related to testosterone or cojones on some level: we see military aircraft making bombing raids, and footage of car crashes.
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- Werner Herzog
- Production companies
- Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
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