desert prospecting

His epic desert films like 'Lawrence of Arabia' and 'Doctor Zhivago' capture the vastness, isolation, and human ambition against harsh desert landscapes.

His documentaries and films obsessively explore extreme desert environments and human obsession, as seen in 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' and 'Fata Morgana'.

His Spaghetti Westerns transform desert settings into mythic spaces where prospecting, greed, and survival become metaphors for human nature.