Ghost Elephants - Die Geister im Hochland Angolas (2026)
Seit zehn Jahren sucht Dr. Steve Boyes im abgelegenen Hochland Angolas nach einer geheimnisvollen Herde sogenannter Geisterelefanten. Das riesige, fast unbewohnte Plateau gilt als einer der letzten weißen Flecken auf der Landkarte. Unterstützt von erfahrenen Fährtenlesern aus Namibia begibt er sich auf eine beschwerliche Expedition, die Spuren dieser Tiere aufzunehmen. Doch mit jeder Etappe wächst die Frage, ob es überhaupt wünschenswert ist, die seltenen Riesen zu finden – oder ob ihr Fortbestehen als Idee, als Legende, vielleicht mehr Bedeutung hat als ihre tatsächliche Entdeckung.
Der Regisseur:
Werner Herzog
Der Autor:
Werner Herzog
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Werner Herzog as Narrator (voice) |
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Steve Boyes as Self |
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Kerllen Costa as Self - Environmental Anthropologist |
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Qui as Self |
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Qui-Dawid as Self |
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Kobus as Self |
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Gary Trower as Self - Anthropologist, San Culture Specialist |
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Jordana Meyer as Self - Molecular Ecologist, Stanford University |
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Regedor Kaketche as Self - King of the Nkangala |
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António Luhoke as Self - Luchazi Hunter |
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Melissa Hawkins as Self - Curator of Mammals, Smithsonian Institution |
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Mary Faith Flores as Self - Molecular Technician, Smithsonian Institution |
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Katherine Solari as Self - Conservation Genomics, Stanford University |
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Ellie Armstrong as Self - Evolutionary Genomics, UC Riverside |
| Directing | Werner Herzog | Director |
| Editing | Marco Capalbo | Editor |
| Camera | Rafael Leyva | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Werner Herzog | Writer |
| Production | Ariel Leon Isacovitch | Producer |
| Production | Andrew Trapani | Executive Producer |
| Production | Emerson Farrell | Executive Producer |
| Production | David Sze | Executive Producer |
| Production | David B. Kirk | Executive Producer |
| Production | Terrence Battle | Executive Producer |
| Production | Casey Graf | Executive Producer |
| Production | Brian Nugent | Executive Producer |
| Production | Carolyn Bernstein | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tim Horsburgh | Executive Producer |
| Production | Werner Herzog | Producer |
| Sound | Ernst Reijseger | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Roger Horrocks | Cinematography |
| Crew | Eric Averdung | Cinematography |
| Camera | Roger Horrocks | Underwater Camera |
| Camera | Johann Vorster | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Erik Bosgraaf | Musician |
| Editing | Shane Ross | Colorist |
| Editing | Juan Salvo | Colorist |
| Writing | Werner Herzog | Screenplay |
| Production | Ahmed Al-Tayyeb | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Tobin Armbrust | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | David Knott | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Steve Boyes | Executive Producer |
| Production | Richard Sneider | Executive Producer |
| Production | Christopher White | Executive Producer |
| Production | Veronica Ferres | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ralf Berchtold | Executive Producer |
| Production | David Garrett | Executive Producer |