Werner Herzog, Graham Dorrington, Mark Anthony Yhap, Anthony Melville, Michael Wilk
Werner Herzog once again turns his eye on the beautiful and dangerous wilds of the Amazon in this documentary. Dr. Graham Dorrington is a scientist who specializes in designing experimental aircraft, ... read more 
DVD Release Date: October 25, 2005
Stats: 194 reviews
I still have yet to see the entire thing beginning to end, because this film is my sleepytime film - in that, I watch pieces of it really late at night when I can't get to sleep. Within 10 minutes of watching this I'm passed out. I don't know why, I think it's because of Herzog's... read more
I love Werner Herzog and I really love his documentaries. The White Diamond has been on my list of films to watch for a while now but it's not what I expected. It's very good and typical of Herzog's greatness for the most part but cracks do appear. His usual method of continuing ... read more
Whew, this documentary is dull. A pleasant 30-minute short is buried in here somewhere, minus the tangents into diamond mines, lingering wildlife shots, hip-hop dancing and whatever else happens to catch director Werner Herzog's eye. But when the most gripping scene is someone el... read more
[font=Century Gothic]"The White Diamond" is a beautiful, transcendent documentary about Dr. Graham Dorrington's venturing to Guyana to test his experimental airship to explore the rainforest canopy. Dorrington is an interesting case in himself, having lost two fingers when he wa... read more
As is typical Herzog, this isn't a documentary about the Amazon, it's a documentary about a man obsessed with piloting a small balloon over the Amazon. Herzog invests in the human characters and, as always, knows exactly when to let the cameras continue rolling to capture the bes... read more
Strangely calm and inspiring movie. Slow at times, but have a scotch while watching it and you'll appreciate its message.
This one was great at times, bored me at other times. Overall it did not really float my boat, but they did float a balloon...
One of my favorite Documentaries of all time. Herzog knows how to tell a story, and what a great story this is.
When we finally see the ship sailing through majestic cloud formations over the breathtaking Amazon canopy, the name seems absolutely fitting -- for a gem of an aircraft and a jewel of a movie. Full Review
Herzog's eye for the weird sometimes makes the docu feel strained, but engaging characters imbue the pic with depth and emotional appeal. Full Review
A minor but often visually stunning meditation on nature and man's desire to conquer it.
The film is rather aimless, if not pointless, but you cannot take your eyes off it for one second. Full Review
Magnificent shots of waterfalls and other natural phenomena abound, but it's far too late in the history of nature photography to expect anyone to gawk at them.
Werner Herzog's documentary suggests that while the German filmmaker has mellowed a bit with age, he is still fascinated by the danger and romance of the natural world. Full Review
Werner Herzog may lack heroes, nowadays, who seem adequate to his fierce capacity for wonder. When occasion demands, however, he can still turn the world upside down.
Any day in which I'm able to step into the gaze path of extreme, globe-trotting seeker-of-otherworldliness Werner Herzog -- like a matinee dreamer transfixed in a projector's beam -- is a day well lived. Full Review
Herzog illustrates through both Dorrington and the Rastafarian the wonder of simply being human. Full Review
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