Ghost Elephants
An epic search for a mythical giant.
7.6
60 votes
2026
1h 39m
Documentary
Overview
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.
Directed by Werner Herzog
Top cast
Werner Herzog
Narrator (voice)
Steve Boyes
Self
Kerllen Costa
Self - Environmental AnthropologistX
Xui
SelfX
Xui Dawid
SelfK
Kobus
SelfG
Gary Trower
Self - Anthropologist, San Culture SpecialistJ
Jordana Meyer
Self - Molecular Ecologist, Stanford UniversityR
Regedor Kaketche
Self - King of the NkangalaA
António Luhoke
Self - Luchazi HunterM
Melissa Hawkins
Self - Curator of Mammals, Smithsonian InstitutionM
Mary Faith Flores
Self - Molecular Technician, Smithsonian InstitutionK
Katherine Solari
Self - Conservation Genomics, Stanford UniversityE
Ellie Armstrong
Self - Evolutionary Genomics, UC RiversideDetails
Status
Released
Release date
February 27, 2026
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
English, Portuguese
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