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Ghost Elephants
Documentary
⭐ 6.9
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Released February 27, 2026
Release
February 27, 2026
Runtime
1h 39m
Rating
⭐ 6.9 / 10
Director
Werner Herzog
Genres
Documentary
Status
Released
Starring
Werner Herzog, Steve Boyes, Kerllen Costa, Xui, Xui Dawid
"An epic search for a mythical giant."
About Ghost Elephants
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 but remembered in ancestral trance, ritual, and memory.
Movie Details
| Director | Werner Herzog |
| Cast | Werner Herzog as Narrator (voice), Steve Boyes as Self, Kerllen Costa as Self - Environmental Anthropologist, Xui as Self, Xui Dawid as Self, Kobus as Self, Gary Trower as Self - Anthropologist, San Culture Specialist, Jordana Meyer as Self - Molecular Ecologist, Stanford University, Regedor Kaketche as Self - King of the Nkangala, António Luhoke as Self - Luchazi Hunter, Melissa Hawkins as Self - Curator of Mammals, Smithsonian Institution, Mary Faith Flores as Self - Molecular Technician, Smithsonian Institution, Katherine Solari as Self - Conservation Genomics, Stanford University, Ellie Armstrong as Self - Evolutionary Genomics, UC Riverside |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Runtime | 99 min |
| Rating | NR |
| Studio | Sobey Road Entertainment, Skellig Rock, The Roots Production Service |
| Country | United States of America, Namibia, Angola |
| Languages | English, Portuguese |
| IMDb | View on IMDb |
