p With more than 130 films and a career spanning four decades, Klaus Kinski 1926-1991 was one of the most controversial actors of his generation. Known for his wild tantrums on set and his legendary collaborations with auteur Werner Herzog--iAguirre, the Wrath of Godi 1972, iNosferatu the Vampyrei 1979--Kinski's intense performances made him the darling of European arthouse and exploitationhorror cinema. A genius in front of the camera, he was capable of lighting up the most risible films. Yet behind his public persona lurked a depraved man who took his art to the darkest extremes.pp This first ever collection of essays focusing on Kinski examines his work in exploitation and art house films and spaghetti westerns, along with his performances in such cult classics as iDoctor Zhivagoi 1965, iCrawlspacei 1986, iVenus in Fursi 1965, iThe Great Silencei 1968, iAndroidi 1982 and his only directorial credit, iPaganinii 1989. More than 50 reviews of Kinski's films are included, along with exc