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Documentary Now! · S04E02

Soldier of Illusion (1983) (2)

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Summary

In the early 1980s, a visionary German filmmaker tries to will his magnum opus into existence while working in the remote, punishing conditions of the Russian Ular mountains. Inspired by the Werner Herzog-focused documentary Burden of Dreams.

Guest stars

  • Alexander Skarsgård as Rainer Wolz
  • Nicholas Braun as Kevin Butterman
  • August Diehl as Dieter Daimler
  • Kevin Bishop as Gary Jacks
  • Gana Bayarsaikhan as Masho
  • Matthias Rimpler as Half-Tone
  • Deb Hiett as Narrator (voice)
  • David Alade as Lavetrious Kennedy
  • Lizzy Connolly