Werner Herzog's The Conquest of Mexico - Unmade Masterpieces

Werner Herzog has made a career out of realizing impossible dreams, but there was one historical epic that was too ambitious for even him to make a reality; The Conquest of Mexico.
Not much is known about this project. I've compiled all the information I could find on story, production history, and the film's potential future. It's not much, but I hope you enjoy!
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[@lurchileb]

Hey guys, I just read a 1999 interview with Werner Herzog from a German newspaper about Conquest and if it's over for good. He says: "You won't hear me whining. I have almost always been able to do, what I wanted to do. With the Atztek-project there have been practical reasons. The company of Francis Ford Coppola, that wanted to produce the movie, was only willing to produce such a poetic movie with a big budget like that, only if it would match the entertainment standards of Hollywood. I can't do that. The topic doesn't work out like that - so what?" He gets then asked, if that's the end of the project. He says: "No, It lives on within myself, no matter if I make it or not. I have enough other projects." And then he goes on about all the other stuff, he is working on.

[@TheGuyInTheCheapSeats]

I almost drool over what this movie could have been. I wonder if Herzog saw Apocalypto and what he thought. I would like to have been in the room watching Herzog and John Milius work together. Another casuality of American Zoetrope's collapse was a weird sci-fi movie called The Tourist. Look it up if you get the chance.

[@allisonjonesphelps2860]

Talk to the archivist at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. They have an interview of Ted Parvin, an individual who worked on the film (I believe as a producer)

[@Jheredia1966]

There is a bit more of material in Spanish. If you Google "Herzog-Conquista-México" you will get some hits on interviews that Herzog gives (especially in La Jornada newspaper) everytime he visits Mexico, and there is some further information on his ideas for the film

[@JT-ss6si]

Klaus Kinski : NOSFERATU (1979). One of the best fucking film ever made.

[@ethansloan]

How about an episode about some of Michael Cimino's unmade masterpieces. The one he talked about for years was Man's Fate, but there's at least a dozen movies he either pitched or was approached for that he never ended up making.

[@fesenzac]

I am Mexican, it is a pity this film wasn t made

[@gauravpant83]

I watched this video earlier. But somehow after knowing more about Herzog from other sourses, this video seems way more interesting, maybe because now I know Herzog better, maybe after a while I will come back when I would have known him even more. The amount of research and efforts you put into it is marvelous. Salute to you.

[@alexmovies]

this series is fantastic man, please keep doing more

[@jimmyjimjimson8123]

You gotta start making short form videos again, these are really well made.

[@bennyfairfax1]

I like your new style of editing but I have some reservations. Some of the pictures were unrelated or at best loosely related to your narration and the royalty free music(Im assuming) didn't work. Still, it's more interesting to watch than just you talking in front of a camera. Good video!

[@GregorBarclay]

Another really interesting piece, that should have way more than 160-odd views.

[@TroyB42]

groovy, Dude, just way groovy 😵