
Wheel of Time
Documentary
Overview
Wheel of Time is Werner Herzog's photographed look at the largest Buddhist ritual in Bodh Gaya, India.
Top Cast


Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Narrator (voice)
Werner Herzog
Narrator (voice)


Tenzin Gyatso
Tenzin Gyatso
Self
Tenzin Gyatso
Self
Lama Lhundup Woeser
Lama Lhundup Woeser
Self
Lama Lhundup Woeser
Self
Takna Jigme Sangpo
Takna Jigme Sangpo
Self
Takna Jigme Sangpo
Self


Matthieu Ricard
Matthieu Ricard
Self
Matthieu Ricard
Self


Tenzin Dhargye
Tenzin Dhargye
Self
Tenzin Dhargye
Self
Ven. Geshe
Ven. Geshe
Self
Ven. Geshe
Self
Manfred Klell
Manfred Klell
Self
Manfred Klell
Self
Chungdak D. Koren
Chungdak D. Koren
Himself
Chungdak D. Koren
Himself
Thupten Tsering Mukhimsar
Thupten Tsering Mukhimsar
Self
Thupten Tsering Mukhimsar
Self
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