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How much Wood would a Woodchuck chuck... - Beobachtungen zu einer neuen Sprache

How much Wood would a Woodchuck chuck... - Beobachtungen zu einer neuen Sprache

1976TV Movie⏱️ 44m
Documentary
6.3
IMDB Rating
1,429 votes

Herzog examines the world championships for cattle auctioneers, his fascination with a language created by an economic system, and compares it to the lifestyle of the Amish, who live nearby.

Director
Werner Herzog
Writers
N/A
Stars
Werner Herzog, Steve Liptay, Scott McKain
Language
German, English
Country
West Germany
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
as Self - Narrator
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Steve Liptay
as Self
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Scott McKain
as Self
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Ralph Wade
as Self
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Leon Wallace
as Self

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
New Holland, Pennsylvania, USA
Production
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, Süddeutscher Rundfunk (SDR)

🏷️ Keywords

auctioneeramish

🎯 Categories

GermanDocumentary

⭐ Featured Review

obviously repetitive, but it has its moments, primarily as an act of rhythmic poetry
by Quinoa19842007-06-02
7/10

"They talk so fast that you need ears like a super-hawk to really decipher what they're getting at, but it's this speed at going about selling goods that interest Werner Herzog so much. He's said in interviews that it's almost like "the poetry of capitalism", as these high-stakes auctioneers, selling off cattle within a matter of seconds, are in a unique little world unto themselves and their small audience, mostly full of small town yokels and Amish. This doesn't make his documentary on them particularly exceptional, however, as it's a little too long an..."

💡 Did You Know?

Herzog has said that he believes auctioneering to be "the last poetry possible, the poetry of capitalism."

📖 Synopsis

Herzog examines the world championships for cattle auctioneers, his fascination with a language created by an economic system, and compares it to the lifestyle of the Amish, who live nearby.