Shortly after the Gulf War, oil fires were raging all through Kuwait. In the week before this sea of fire would be extinguished, Werner Herzog filmed this apocalyptic landscape with its murky skies, scorched earth and capricious flames.
Unfortunately the movie Lessons of Darkness is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Werner Herzog | Director |
| Sound | Nainita Desai | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Camera | Steve Brooke Smith | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Simon Werry | Aerial Camera |
| Sound | John Pearson | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Paul Berriff | Producer |
| Writing | Werner Herzog | Writer |
| Camera | Rainer Klausmann | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Rainer Standke | Editor |
| Camera | Paul Berriff | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Arvo Pärt | Additional Soundtrack |
| Production | Paul Cotton | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Claudius Kelterborn | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Manfred Arbter | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Werner Herzog | Executive Producer |
| Production | Lucki Stipetić | Associate Producer |
