Ghost Elephants

2026 · directed by Werner Herzog

Rating
79/100
Hit
no

In Angola's mist-shrouded highlands, three KhoiSan master trackers embark on a spiritual quest to rediscover the legendary "ghost elephants" of Lisima, creatures presumed lost but remembered in ancestral trance, ritual, and memory.

Ghost Elephants (2026), directed by Werner Herzog, rates 79/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Werner Herzog
  • Steve Boyes
  • Kerllen Costa
  • Xui
  • Xui Dawid
  • Kobus
  • Gary Trower
  • Jordana Meyer
  • Regedor Kaketche
  • António Luhoke

Crew

  • Rafael Leyva — Director of Photography
  • Marco Capalbo — Editor
  • Ernst Reijseger — Original Music Composer
  • Werner Herzog — Screenplay
  • Werner Herzog — Writer

More from Werner Herzog

  1. Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) — 98/100 · hit
  2. Lessons of Darkness (1992) — 88/100 · TV film, not counted
  3. Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997) — 84/100 · hit
  4. Stroszek (1977) — 83/100 · hit
  5. Grizzly Man (2005) — 82/100 · hit
  6. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974) — 81/100 · hit

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