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Wheel of Time
Wheel of Time

Wheel of Time

Genres

Documentary

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Wheel of Time is Werner Herzog's photographed look at the largest Buddhist ritual in Bodh Gaya, India.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

83 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

30 October 2003

Country

Germany

Cast

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Narrator (voice)

Tenzin Gyatso

Tenzin Gyatso

Self

Lama Lhundup Woeser

Lama Lhundup Woeser

Self

Takna Jigme Sangpo

Takna Jigme Sangpo

Self

Matthieu Ricard

Matthieu Ricard

Self

Tenzin Dhargye

Tenzin Dhargye

Self

Ven. Geshe

Ven. Geshe

Self

Manfred Klell

Manfred Klell

Self

Chungdak D. Koren

Chungdak D. Koren

Himself

Thupten Tsering Mukhimsar

Thupten Tsering Mukhimsar

Self

Madhureeta Anand

Madhureeta Anand

Self

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