The White Diamond

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Engineers attempt daring journey above Guyanese rainforest canopy with airship prototype. Adventure fraught with risks, as previous expedition ended tragically. This is a unique story of exp... Read allEngineers attempt daring journey above Guyanese rainforest canopy with airship prototype. Adventure fraught with risks, as previous expedition ended tragically. This is a unique story of exploring uncharted jungle from the air.Engineers attempt daring journey above Guyanese rainforest canopy with airship prototype. Adventure fraught with risks, as previous expedition ended tragically. This is a unique story of exploring uncharted jungle from the air.

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7.5/10

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Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations

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Werner Herzog

Self - Narrator

Graham Dorrington

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(as Dr. Graham Dorrington)

Dieter Plage

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(archive footage)
(as Götz Dieter Plage)

Adrian de Schryver

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(archive footage)

Annette Scheurich

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Marc Anthony Yhap

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Michael Wilk

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(as Dr. Michael Wilk)

Anthony Melville

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Jan-Peter Meewes

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Jason Gibson

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Trivia
Candy Claws created an alternative soundtrack to this film, "Two Airships."

Quotes
Marc Anthony Yhap: That is a beautiful view. It has a sunset and there is the balloon just floating around aimlessly. Yeah, it's beautiful. It's just fantastic. I'm so fortunate enough to witness something of a gem. I'm a miner mostly, and this is like a diamond. Nice big diamond. Yeah, I love this. This is cool. This is real cool. There is this big white diamond just floating around in the sunrise. It's good.

Connections
Featured in Was ich bin sind meine Filme - Teil 2... nach 30 Jahren (2010)

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Herzog and the Oscars

Grizzily Man was not even considered for the Oscar nominations in documentary for a reason. This was simply because it was not included on the ballot paper. This was Werener Herzog's choice. He has no time for playing the Hollywood game. Though it would've been wonderful to see him win it, you've got to admire the man's integrity. He remains one of the greatest and most original film makers at work today. The White Diamond is no exception. It starts out almost like a typical BBC documentary, but it quickly becomes apparent that this man is no ordinary professor, but yet another human being with obsessive drive of dreams and vision. Where does Herzog find these people! May he continue to illuminated us.