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Cave of Forgotten Dreams(2010)
Status: Released
Date: 2010-11-03
71%
353 Votes
Time: 1h 30m
Humanity's Lost Masterpiece... in 3D
Overview:
Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting.
Languages: German, French, English.
Countries:
Canada,
France,
Germany,
United Kingdom,
United States of America
Revenue: $6,467,348.00
ProductionCompanies: 
creative differences
History films
Movie: Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Top 10 Billed Cast
Werner Herzog
Narrator (voice)
Dominique Baffier
Self
Jean Clottes
Self
Jean-Michel Geneste
Self
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