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Ghost Elephants (2025)
TV-14
98 min | Documentary

Ghost Elephants (2025)

TV-14

98 min | Documentary

In the highlands of Angola, conservation biologist Steve Boyes sets out on an epic journey to search for a mysterious, elusive herd of ghost elephants - creatures long believed to be a myth.

Director

Werner Herzog

Writer

Werner Herzog

Producers

Werner Herzog (producer) | Ariel Leon Isacovitch (producer)

Composer

Ernst Reijseger

Cinematographers

Eric Averdung | Roger Horrocks | Rafael Leyva (director of photography)

Editor

Marco Capalbo

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Edit Released

Updated Aug 28, 2025

Release date

Mar 8, 2026 (United States)

Awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
16 cast members

Name	Known for
Steve Boyes Self - Ornithologist, Explorer (as Dr. Steve Boyes) Self - Ornithologist, Explorer (as Dr. Steve Boyes) See fewer	Nkashi: Race for the Okavango (2023)
Xui Self - San Bushman Master Tracker Self - San Bushman Master Tracker See fewer	Ghost Elephants (2025)
Kobus Self - Master Tracker, Healer Apprentice Self - Master Tracker, Healer Apprentice See fewer	Ghost Elephants (2025)
Xui Dawid Self - Master Tracker Self - Master Tracker See fewer	Ghost Elephants (2025)
Gary Trower Self - Anthropologist, San Culture Specialist Self - Anthropologist, San Culture Specialist See fewer	Ghost Elephants (2025)
Kerllen Costa Self - Environmental Anthropologist Self - Environmental Anthropologist See fewer	Guardians of the River (2021)
Jordana Meyer Self - Molecular Ecologist, Stanford University (as Dr. Jordana Meyer) Self - Molecular Ecologist, Stanford University (as Dr. Jordana Meyer) See fewer	Andreas Kieling - Mitten in Südafrika (2010)
Regedor Kaketche Self - King of the Nkangala Self - King of the Nkangala See fewer	Ghost Elephants (2025)
Elias Ngunga Self - Luchazi Tracker Self - Luchazi Tracker See fewer	Ghost Elephants (2025)
António Luhoke Self - Luchazi Hunter Self - Luchazi Hunter See fewer	Ghost Elephants (2025)
Melissa Hawkins Self - Curator of Mammals, Smithsonian Institution (as Dr. Melissa Hawkins) Self - Curator of Mammals, Smithsonian Institution (as Dr. Melissa Hawkins) See fewer	Ghost Elephants (2025)
Mary Faith Flores Self - Molecular Technician, Smithsonian Institution Self - Molecular Technician, Smithsonian Institution See fewer	Ghost Elephants (2025)
Ellie Armstrong Self - Evolutionary Genomics, UC Riverside (as Dr. Ellie Armstrong) Self - Evolutionary Genomics, UC Riverside (as Dr. Ellie Armstrong) See fewer	Ghost Elephants (2025)
Katherine Solari Self - Conservation Genomics, Stanford University (as Dr. Katherine Solari) Self - Conservation Genomics, Stanford University (as Dr. Katherine Solari) See fewer	Ghost Elephants (2025)
Josef J. Fénykövi Self - Big-Game Hunter (archive footage) Self - Big-Game Hunter (archive footage) See fewer
Werner Herzog Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Fitzcarraldo (1982)