The White Diamond Movie Review 2004

Herzog's documentary (which he also narrates) begins with a brief history of flight and then moves on to the eccentricities of British aeronautical engineer Graham Dorrington, who designs a two-person airship meant to be used for scientific research in the Amazon rain forest. Herzog records their expedition to Guyana as they try to get Dorrington's aircraft to fly. Dorrington's crew is supported by local Guyanese diamond miners, including Mark Anthony Yhap, whose christening of the airship gives the film its title.

Distribution

Wellspring Media, A Division of Genius Products, Inc., 2230 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90904, Phone: (310)453-1222, Fax: (310)453-0074, URL: http://www.wellspring.com

Available on DVD
Running time 90 minutes.
Originally from German, British, Japanese.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Documentary, South America, Airborne

Cinematography

Henning Brummer, Klaus Scheurich

Director

Werner Herzog

Music

Ernst Reijseger, Eric Spitzer-Marlyn

Other

Eric Spitzer-Marlyn, Joe Bini

Producer

Werner Herzog, Annette Scheurich, Lucki Stipetic, NDR Naturfilm, NHK, BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)