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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
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Werner Herzog stands beside a large film camera with headphones around his neck on the set of The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans, with Nicolas Cage seated in the background.
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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

film by Herzog [2009]
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Werner Herzog stands beside a large film camera with headphones around his neck on the set of The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans, with Nicolas Cage seated in the background.
Werner Herzog Werner Herzog on the set of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009).

The film Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) is a drama directed by Werner Herzog. It stars Nicolas Cage as a police officer struggling with drug and gambling addictions. Herzog is known for his distinctive films that often explore characters at psychological extremes and are set in unique landscapes. His directorial style is characterized by a surreal and subtly exotic quality, and he is recognized as an innovative filmmaker. Herzog's other narrative films include Queen of the Desert and Family Romance, LLC.1

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