THEME EXPLORATION

gold mining

23 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Gold Is Where You Find It
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938 · Michael Curtiz
Aguirre the Wrath of God
Aguirre the Wrath of God
1972 · Werner Herzog
Airmail
Airmail
1932 · John Ford
Ali-Baba et les quarante voleurs
Ali-Baba et les quarante voleurs
1954 · Jacques Becker
El mégano
El mégano
1955 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Mackenna's Gold
Mackenna's Gold
1969 · J. Lee Thompson
Makwayela
Makwayela
1977 · Jean Rouch
Princess from the Moon
Princess from the Moon
1987 · Kon Ichikawa
The Flaw
The Flaw
1955 · Terence Fisher
Trunk Conveyor
Trunk Conveyor
1954 · Lindsay Anderson
Acapulco
Acapulco
1952 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Dotanba
Dotanba
1957 · Tomu Uchida
Dynamite Joe
Dynamite Joe
1968 · Antonio Margheriti
Foreign Earth
Foreign Earth
1954 · Sergio Corbucci
Land in Revolt: Impure Gold
Land in Revolt: Impure Gold
2009 · Fernando Solanas
Sun Seekers
Sun Seekers
1972 · Konrad Wolf
The Kid With the Golden Arm
The Kid With the Golden Arm
1979 · Chang Cheh
The Misfits
The Misfits
2021 · Renny Harlin
Genus Pan
Genus Pan
2020 · Lav Diaz
Get Rich Quick
Get Rich Quick
1951 · Jack Kinney
In Like Flynn
In Like Flynn
2018 · Russell Mulcahy
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2023 · Donovan Marsh
Zygote
Zygote
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries like 'Burden of Dreams' explore obsession and human ambition in harsh environments, with deep philosophical inquiry into mankind's relationship with nature and greed.

 Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His epic narratives examining labor, exploitation, and social upheaval in industrial settings provide a revolutionary perspective on resource extraction and human struggle.

 Agnès Varda France

Her humanistic documentaries and narrative films explore marginal communities, economic hardship, and the dignity of workers in extractive industries with poetic empathy.