most ▁everywhere ". ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁commer cially , ▁by ▁the ▁Werner ▁Herzog ▁Film produ ktion , ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁Herzog ▁said ▁"... when ▁[ F ata ▁M org ana ] ▁was ▁finally ▁released , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁big ▁success ▁with ▁young ▁people ▁who ▁had ▁taken ▁various ▁dru gs ▁and ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁one ▁the ▁first ▁European ▁art - house ▁psych ed el ic ▁films , ▁which ▁of ▁course ▁it ▁has ▁no ▁connection ▁with ▁at ▁all ." ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁images ▁used ▁in ▁F ata ▁M org ana ▁would ▁appear ▁in ▁Herzog ' s ▁later ▁work : ▁the ▁vehicle ▁aim lessly ▁turning ▁circles ▁recurs ▁in ▁Even ▁D war fs ▁Start ed ▁Small ▁( 1 9 7 0 ) ▁and ▁St ros zek ▁( 1 9 7 7 ); ▁the ▁decay ing ▁animal ▁car c ass es ▁re app ear ▁in ▁Cob ra ▁Ver de ▁( 1 9 8 7 ); ▁the ▁w eld ing ▁g og g les ▁are ▁worn ▁by ▁the ▁two ▁blind ▁in m ates ▁in ▁Even ▁D war fs ▁Start ed ▁Small ; ▁and ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁in ▁the ▁desert ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁Kas par ' s ▁dream ▁of ▁the ▁C au cas us ▁in ▁The ▁En igma ▁of ▁Kas par ▁Haus er . ▁Herzog ▁himself ▁described ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁" an ▁hall uc ination ". ▁ ▁Review ing ▁the ▁film ▁for ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁Vincent ▁Can by ▁said : ▁...