42K views · 1K reactions | Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), Herzog “Academia is the death of cinema. It is the very opposite of passion. Film is not the art of scholars, but of illiterates.” Werner Herzog | History of Cinema | Facebook

Akira Kurosawa on Henri Verneuil’s “Any Number Can Win” (1963): “Henri Verneuil is a first-class suspense maker. “Any Number Can Win” (1963) is thrilling! The use of the music is also nice, modern. And he used Alain Delon and Jean Gabin very cleverly – they well and clearly portrayed their characters. Its monochromic pictures were also very sharply shot. Excellent.” Quote taken from ‘A dream is a Genius’ edited by Bungeishunju, 1999 translated by Noriyo Hoozawa-Arkenau | History of Cinema