Wings of Hope
Feb 01 2000
•1h 5m
•Documentary
Werner Herzog returns to the South American jungle with Juliane Koepcke, the German woman who was the sole survivor of a plane crash there in 1971. They find the remains of the plane and recreate her journey out of the jungle.
Cast
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Werner Herzog
Self
Juliane Koepcke
Self
Juan Zaplana Ramirez
Self
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