

Humanity's Lost Masterpiece... in 3D
Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting.
Directed byWerner Herzog

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Featuring

Werner Herzog
Narrator (voice)

Dominique Baffier
Self

Jean Clottes
Self

Jean-Michel Geneste
Self
Michel Philippe
Self
Gilles Tosello
Self
Carole Fritz
Self
Maria Malina
Self
Nicholas Conard
Self
Valerie Feruglio
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