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Ghost Elephants
An epic search for a mythical giant.
2026 | 99m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Werner Herzog |
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| Writer: | Werner Herzog |
| Staring: |
| In Angola's mist-shrouded highlands, three KhoiSan master trackers embark on a spiritual quest to rediscover the legendary "ghost elephants" of Lisima-creatures presumed lost by technology but remembered in ancestral trance, ritual, and memory. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 27, 2026 |
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| Director: | Werner Herzog |
| Writer: | Werner Herzog |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | human animal relationship, elephant, spiritual journey, spiritual quest, angola, obsessive quest, animal documentary, elephants, wildlife documentary, elephant hero, on the brink of extinction |
| Production Companies | Skellig Rock, Sobey Road Entertainment, The Roots Production Service |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Mar 11, 2026 Entered: Dec 30, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Werner Herzog | Narrator (voice) |
| Steve Boyes | Self |
| Kerllen Costa | Self - Environmental Anthropologist |
| Xui | Self |
| Xui Dawid | Self |
| Kobus | Self |
| Gary Trower | Self - Anthropologist, San Culture Specialist |
| Jordana Meyer | Self - Molecular Ecologist, Stanford University |
| Regedor Kaketche | Self - King of the Nkangala |
| António Luhoke | Self - Luchazi Hunter |
| Melissa Hawkins | Self - Curator of Mammals, Smithsonian Institution |
| Mary Faith Flores | Self - Molecular Technician, Smithsonian Institution |
| Katherine Solari | Self - Conservation Genomics, Stanford University |
| Ellie Armstrong | Self - Evolutionary Genomics, UC Riverside |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Werner Herzog | Screenplay, Writer, Director |
| Rafael Leyva | Director of Photography |
| Marco Capalbo | Editor |
| Ernst Reijseger | Original Music Composer |
| Roger Horrocks | Underwater Camera, Cinematography |
| Eric Averdung | Cinematography |
| Johann Vorster | Camera Operator |
| Erik Bosgraaf | Musician |
| Shane Ross | Colorist |
| Juan Salvo | Colorist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ariel Leon Isacovitch | Producer |
| Terrence Battle | Executive Producer |
| David B. Kirk | Executive Producer |
| Tim Horsburgh | Executive Producer |
| David Sze | Executive Producer |
| Carolyn Bernstein | Executive Producer |
| Andrew Trapani | Executive Producer |
| Casey Graf | Executive Producer |
| Emerson Farrell | Executive Producer |
| Brian Nugent | Executive Producer |
| Werner Herzog | Producer |
| Ahmed Al-Tayyeb | Co-Executive Producer |
| Tobin Armbrust | Co-Executive Producer |
| David Knott | Co-Executive Producer |
| Steve Boyes | Executive Producer |
| Richard Sneider | Executive Producer |
| Christopher White | Executive Producer |
| Veronica Ferres | Executive Producer |
| Ralf Berchtold | Executive Producer |
| David Garrett | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 6 | 259 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2026 | 2 | 399 | 687 |