10 Movie Documentaries Better Than The Actual Movie

Veteran documentarian Les Blank directs this discomfortingly intimate look at the making of Werner Herzog's famously troubled 1982 movie Fitzcarraldo.

Blank's boots-on-the-ground filmmaking captures the all-encompassing insanity of the shoot, from the harsh natural rainforest locations to the clashes between the cast - especially Klaus Kinski - and local tribes, and of course, the fact that director Werner Herzog literally had a 320-ton steam liner dragged over a hill.

Above all else the film is a demented testament to Herzog's alternating genius and insanity, and while it certainly serves as an excellent companion piece to the film, it's ultimately a far more interesting and engrossing piece of work than the movie itself.

After all, any time Werner Herzog opens his mouth, it's practically impossible not to listen intently.