Review of Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) by Greg W — 27 Apr 2012

Another winning doc from german filmster werner herzog (fitzcaraldo).

This review of Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) was written by Greg W on 27 Apr 2012.

Cave of Forgotten Dreams has generally received positive reviews.

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By Octavian (187) on 09 Sep 2014

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