Wim Wenders
Werner Herzog is a German film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor known for his distinctive style and exploration of the human condition. His most recognized works include 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' and 'Fitzcarraldo.' Herzog is celebrated for his unique voice and philosophical approach to... Read More
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| 2026 |
Mein liebster DokumentarfilmProminent filmmakers talk about documentaries that have moved, impressed, or had a lasting influence on them. |
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| 2025 | Self - Interviewee | ||
| 2025 | Unknown character | ||
| 2025 |
The Ozu DiariesUnveiling Yasujiro Ozu’s legacy through his personal diaries, letters, and interviews, the documentary delves into his life, creative process, and... |
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| 2025 |
Wim Wenders: Der ewig SuchendeAt 80 years old, German director and photographer Wim Wenders talks about his unwavering joy in creating and telling stories.... |
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| 2025 |
The Keys to FreedomTo mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, Wim Wenders shot a short film that... |
Wim Wenders | |
| 2024 |
Now is Now: Wim Wenders on 'Perfect Days'Director Wim Wenders talks about the production process of his 2023 film ' Perfect Days'. |
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| 2023 |
Room 999In 1982, Wim Wenders asked 16 of his fellow directors to speak on the future of cinema, resulting in the... |
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| 2023 | Self | ||
| 2023 |
Cannes UncutLooks at the glamour, red carpets, movies, craziness, stunts, deals, parties and personalities that have been part of the Cannes... |
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| 2023 | Wim Wenders | ||
| 2022 |
Werner Herzog: Radical DreamerWith exclusive behind-the-scenes access into Herzog’s everyday life, rare archive material and in-depth interviews with celebrated collaborators – including Christian... |
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| 2022 |
CAN and MeIn 1968, musician Irmin Schmidt and friends founded the avant-garde band "Can", which achieved worldwide fame. Schmidt also made a... |
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| 2022 | Self | ||
| 2022 |
From Our SideHistory flows, the darkness wets our clothes. Inspired by the poem “Avevamo studiato per l’aldilà” by Nobel laureate Eugenio Montale,... |
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| 2022 |
Come With Me to the Cinema – The GregorsFrom the 1950s onwards, Erika and Ulrich Gregor brought countless film historical milestones to Berlin and shaped cinema discourse in... |
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| 2022 |
Film: The Living Record of Our MemoryWhy are we still able, today, to view images that were captured over 125 years ago? As we enter the... |
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| 2022 |
Die 2050er - Everything will changeIn a dystopian 2054, three young rebels go on a journey to find traces of the long lost beauty of... |
Unknown character | |
| 2021 |
Why Are We (Not) Creative?In this second installment of his exploration of creativity, Hermann Vaske looks for factors that inhibit it. He asks artists,... |
Self | |
| 2021 |
NowA documentary that shows how young activists from around the globe such as Felix Finkbeiner (Plant for the Planet), Luisa... |
Self | |
| 2021 |
A Life for Movies: Lotte EisnerBorn in Berlin in 1896, Lotte Eisner became famous for her passionate involvement in the world of both German and... |
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| 2020 | Self | ||
| 2020 |
High MaintenanceA fascinating journey through the life of Israeli artist Dani Karavan, an irreverent and charismatic creator, recognized worldwide for radically... |
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| 2020 | Self | ||
| 2020 |
Wim Wenders, Desperado"Wings Of Desire" and "Buena Vista Social Club", "Paris, Texas" and "The State Of Things": Wim Wenders is considered one... |
Self | |
| 2020 |
VeränderungWim Wenders ponders about the future of our society and film making amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. |
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| 2019 |
ZerovilleA young actor arrives in Hollywood in 1969 during a transitional time in the Industry. |
Larry | |
| 2019 |
Paul Auster: What IfA look at the world of US writer Paul Auster, on the occasion of the publication of his new novel,... |
Self - Filmmaker | |
| 2018 |
Beyond the BolexFilmmaker Alyssa Bolsey stumbles on a treasure trove of vintage cameras, old film reels, fading photos, technical drawings and boxes... |
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| 2018 |
Living the Light: Robby MüllerFor her extraordinary film essay, Living the Light, Director and Director of Photography Claire Pijman had access to the thousands... |
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| 2018 |
Why Are We Creative?A 30 years odyssey: the world's most intriguing artists and thinkers from the fields of visual art, music, filmmaking, acting,... |
Self | |
| 2018 | Self | ||
| 2018 |
Pope Francis: A Man of His WordPope Francis responds to questions from around the world, discussing topics including ecology, immigration, consumerism and social justice. |
Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 2018 |
Leçon de cinéma avec Wim WendersAn interview with filmmaker Wim Wenders on the occasion of the retrospective dedicated to him in 2018 at the Cinémathèque... |
Self - filmmaker | |
| 2017 |
Plankton SalesmenA nostalgic look at the birth and death of arthouse film distribution in Russia in the early 2000s. The story... |
Self (archive footage) | |
| 2017 |
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of LifeAn account of the life and work of legendary cinematographer and director Carlo Di Palma (1925-2004) and an emotional journey... |
Self | |
| 2017 |
The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg SentsovAugust 2015, a courtroom in Rostov-on-Don. A man is peering through the bars of his cage, his eyes reveal that... |
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| 2016 |
Along for the RideA documentary chronicling the filmmaking career of Dennis Hopper. |
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| 2016 |
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy RiderThe life & times of Dennis Hopper, showbiz maestro and Hollywood eccentric. |
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| 2016 |
Three for the RoadInterview with director Wim Wenders conducted and edited by filmmaker Michael Almereyda. |
Self | |
| 2015 |
A Weekend at the BeachGodard to come to the University California, San Diego to give a lecture. He stayed at our house at the... |
Self | |
| 2015 | Sé stesso | ||
| 2015 |
Chris Marker: Never Explain, Never ComplainPosthumous portrait of Chris Marker, the elusive French filmmaker- essayist, traveller, photographer and cat-lover. Two filmmakers, Jean-Marie Barbe and Arnaud... |
Self | |
| 2015 |
French Cinema Mon AmourFrench Cinema Mon Amour is an ensemble film in which each contributor brings their own voice, their own particular approach,... |
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| 2015 |
Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in GermanyA documentary on the 1973 Sam Fuller film Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street. |
Self | |
| 2015 |
The Legend of the Palme d'OrFrom Martin Scorsese to Jane Campion, from Emir Kusturica to Quentin Tarantino, some of the greatest recipients of this trophy... |
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| 2015 |
Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael AlthenDocumentary about German film critic Michael Althen. |
Self | |
| 2015 |
Restoring TimeDocumentary about the efforts to preserve and restore the films of German director Wim Wenders. |
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| 2014 |
The Salt of the EarthDuring the last forty years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an... |
Self | |
| 2014 |
Henri Langlois vu par...Thirteen filmmakers share personal reflections on Henri Langlois—the visionary founder of the Cinémathèque Française—recounting his influence on their lives, his... |
Self | |
| 2013 |
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly FictionAn impressionistic portrait of the iconic actor Harry Dean Stanton comprised of intimate moments, film clips from some of his... |
Self | |
| 2013 |
A Fuller LifeFriends and admirers of iconoclastic film director Sam Fuller read from his memoirs in this unconventional documentary directed by Fuller's... |
Self - Reader (segment "A River of Tears") | |
| 2012 |
Edward Hopper and the Blank CanvasThe many references in contemporary film to Edward Hopper's works, as well as the widespread reproduction of some of his... |
Self | |
| 2012 |
Close UpMore than 150 silent short films about singers, actors and directors captured during Press Conferences in Cannes, Venice and Berlin,... |
Self (archive footage) | |
| 2012 |
BAM150A captivating history of the nation's oldest performing arts center - which largely mirrors the evolution of experimental and progressive... |
Self | |
| 2011 |
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. HowardFrom myth to legend Rowland Howard appeared on the early Melbourne punk scene like a phantom out of Kafkaesque Prague... |
Self | |
| 2011 |
The Story of Film: An OdysseyA worldwide guided tour of the greatest movies ever made and the story of international cinema through the history of... |
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| 2011 | Self | ||
| 2011 |
Hitler in HollywoodA bio-doc about Micheline Presle changes into a thrilling investigation of the long hidden truth about European cinema. This mockumentary... |
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| 2011 | Unknown character | ||
| 2011 |
Viaggio in BergmaniaThis is a cinematic pilgrimage by two young Turkish directors to their biggest source of inspiration, Ingmar Bergman. Their desire... |
Self | |
| 2011 |
Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner SchroeterWerner Schroeter was one of the most significant proponents of New German Cinema. Schroeter was diagnosed with cancer in 2006.... |
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| 2011 |
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing MulhollandFellow actors and musicians, film critics, and his Kentucky relatives tell the story of noted character actor Harry Dean Stanton.... |
Unknown character | |
| 2010 |
SnowblindA lone gunman gets a last-minute pardon from death row, with the mission to deliver a woman of mysterious powers... |
Gray Fox | |
| 2010 |
CronologíaChronology is a puzzle created by images taken from found footage material originated by "Neue Heimat", the architectural project in... |
Unknown character | |
| 2010 | self | ||
| 2009 |
What Do You Know About MeUntil the 1970s, Italian cinema dominated the international scene, even competing with Hollywood. Then, in just a few years, came... |
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| 2008 | Self | ||
| 2008 |
Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche FilmgeschichteThis is not merely another film about cinema history; it is a film about the love of cinema, a journey... |
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| 2008 |
Wim Wenders' Story Of His Early YearsIn intimate conversations Wim Wenders talks about his sheltered upbringing in post-war Germany. The film follows him on a journey... |
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| 2008 |
Counter Shot: Departure of the FilmmakersDocumentary about filmmakers of the New German Cinema who were members of the legendary Filmverlag für Autoren (Film Publishing House... |
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| 2008 |
Back to Room 666What is the future of cinema? In 1982, in Cannes, Wim Wenders invited many movie makers to answer this question.... |
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| 2008 |
One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early YearsThe early films of Wim Wenders are now regarded as landmarks of European film. Alice in the Cities, Wrong Move... |
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| 2007 | Self | ||
| 2007 |
Cannes: All AccessFrom its simple beginnings in 1939 in a sleepy beach town in the south of France, the prestigious Cannes Film... |
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| 2006 |
The Art of Football from A to ZFunnyman John Cleese leads viewers through an exhaustive -- and hilarious -- tour of the world of soccer, complete with... |
Self | |
| 2006 |
Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof KieslowskiMaria Zmarz-Koczanowicz directed this insightful TV documentary (2005) tracing the Polish filmmaker's career. Former classmates reminisce about Kieslowski's happy beginnings... |
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| 2004 |
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-ScreenDocumentary on the life and work of B-movie filmmaker Edgar G. Ulmer, spanning from his early life to his last... |
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| 2004 | Self | ||
| 2004 | Self | ||
| 2004 |
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive MomentsThe inevitable fat cigar between his fingers, the American actor, director and fine artist Dennis Hopper (1936) self-mockingly looks back... |
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| 2004 | Self | ||
| 2004 |
La torceduraJose is a young working-class man. Yet he finds himself buying a million dollar engagement ring from the town's finest... |
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| 2003 | Self | ||
| 2003 |
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among UsThis is a documentary about the making of "Wings of Desire" (1987). The director, writer, actors, composer and other contributors... |
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| 2003 |
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)We are taken though the principal milestones of Hopper's biography, including his debut start in Hollywood, the meeting with James... |
Self | |
| 2002 |
Fassbinder in HollywoodThough he never actually worked in Hollywood, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, who died in 1982 at the age of 36, was... |
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| 2002 |
Ten Minutes Older: The TrumpetTen Minutes Older is a 2002 film project consisting of two compilation feature films entitled The Trumpet and The Cello.... |
Doctor #1 (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona") | |
| 2001 |
Janela da AlmaNineteen people with differing degrees of visual impairment – from mild nearsightedness to total blindness – discuss how they see... |
Self | |
| 2000 |
The Million Dollar HotelA federal agent searches for a potential killer among the bizarre residents of a dilapidated Los Angeles hotel. |
Unknown character | |
| 2000 |
FreeDogmeMarie Berthelius and Roger Narbonne conference call Lars von Trier, Win Wenders, Lone Scherfig, and Jean-Marc Barr and are also... |
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| 1999 | Self | ||
| 1998 | Self | ||
| 1998 | Self | ||
| 1998 | Self | ||
| 1998 | Self | ||
| 1997 | Self | ||
| 1997 | self | ||
| 1997 |
Tango BerlinA young Argentinean janitor, a famous German director, a song by Carlos Gardel, the streets of Berlin and a never-ending... |
Unknown character | |
| 1996 |
Love in HollywoodVarious Hollywood people talk about love. |
Self | |
| 1995 |
Die Harald Schmidt ShowThe Harald Schmidt Show is a German late night talk show hosted on Sky Deutschland by comedian Harald Schmidt. The... |
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| 1995 |
A Trick of the LightA rare gem of cinematic storytelling that weaves docudrama, fictional reenactment, and experimental photography into a powerful, reflective work on... |
Regisseur / Milchmann | |
| 1995 |
To Make a Film Is to Be AliveA behind-the-scenes look by wife Enrica Antonioni into Michelangelo Antonioni's passion for cinema as he directs Beyond the Clouds (1995),... |
Self (uncredited) | |
| 1995 |
The Night of the FilmmakersA meditation on the first 100 years of German cinema, featuring an assembly of German filmmakers. |
Self | |
| 1995 |
In Bildern leben - Die filmischen Reflexionen des Wim WendersIn the 1990s, the German film critic Peter Buchka made some essay films about the filmmakers of the German New... |
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| 1994 |
Kleiner Mann ganz großDocumentary feature about German actor Heinz Rühmann made shortly before his death in 1994. |
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| 1994 |
Nick Cave: Straight To You - A PortraitA 1993 portrait of rock singer and poet Nick Cave, a versatile artist who gained importance over the years. Jacobson... |
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| 1993 |
Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring“The bear leaves Berlin. It is fed up with its city. On the way two Russian ladies, Anna and her... |
Santa Claus | |
| 1993 |
Talking with OzuA tribute to the legendary Japanese film director featuring the reflections of filmmakers Lindsay Anderson, Claire Denis, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Aki... |
Self | |
| 1993 |
Without MeAn aspiring documentary filmmaker named Simon Rosenthal tries to get some attention for his film about skinheads versus Turkish immigrants.... |
Himself | |
| 1992 | Self | ||
| 1992 | Self | ||
| 1991 | Unknown character | ||
| 1990 |
Wim Wenders in TokyoA documentary which follows director Wim Wenders and Sean Naughton, the high-definition-video designer on UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD,... |
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| 1990 |
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim WendersThough very polite and British, this feature-length documentary about German filmmaker Wim Wenders offers the most penetrating insights and the... |
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| 1990 |
Pictures of EuropeWhat makes European cinema so special? Find out in Paul Joyce’s feature-length documentary, Pictures of Europe, which examines the differences... |
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| 1990 |
Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas'Documentary about the making of Wim Wenders' 1984 film, with interviews conducted in 1989. |
Self | |
| 1989 |
Notebook on Cities and ClothesWim Wenders talks with Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto about the creative process and ponders the relationship between cities, identity... |
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| 1989 |
The Heart and the LegsThe heart of the legs. |
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| 1988 |
Alekan, la lumièreAn episode of the show "Océaniques " about the craft and lighting techniques of the legendary French cinematographer Henri Alekan |
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| 1987 |
Helsinki Napoli All Night LongA Finnish taxi driver in Berlin gets in over his head when he accepts a fare from two men with... |
Gas Station Attendant | |
| 1987 | Self | ||
| 1987 | Self | ||
| 1985 |
King Kongs FaustBerlin Film Fest 1984. The best place for every cinema fan. Everyone wants to be in on the festival, but... |
Regisseur | |
| 1985 |
Room 666During the 1982 Cannes Film Festival, Wim Wenders asked a number of global film directors to, one at a time,... |
Self | |
| 1985 |
Report from Hollywood“It may be worse than Portugal,” observes cinematographer Henri Alekan about a Los Angeles film lab while on the set... |
Unknown character | |
| 1984 |
Tausend AugenHamburg student Gabriele constantly dreams of her boyfriend in Australia. The reality is different, because while she sits in lecture... |
Dieb im Videoladen | |
| 1984 | Self | ||
| 1984 |
De droomproducentenDocumentary exploring why Belgian television doesn't invest more money in Belgian cinema as is the case in e.g. the netherlands. |
Self | |
| 1983 |
Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair ActIn 1983 Dennis Hopper went to Rice University in Houston, Texas ostensibly to screen his latest film Out Of The... |
Himself | |
| 1982 |
Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982Wim Wenders's atmospheric testimony about the problems he encountered while working on HAMMET(1982) with Francis Ford Coppola, and the differences... |
Self | |
| 1982 |
Cinématon XXIIReel 22 of Gérard Courant’s on-going Cinematon series. |
N°212 | |
| 1982 | Unknown character | ||
| 1982 |
The State of ThingsOn location in Portugal, a film crew runs out of film while making their own version of Roger Corman's The... |
Tram Passenger (uncredited) | |
| 1982 | Self | ||
| 1982 | Self | ||
| 1980 |
Lightning Over WaterDirector 'Nicholas Ray' is eager to complete a final film before his imminent death from cancer. Wim Wenders is working... |
Self | |
| 1979 | Self | ||
| 1979 | Self | ||
| 1978 |
CinématonCinématon is a 156-hour long experimental film by French director Gérard Courant. It was the longest film ever released until... |
N°212 | |
| 1978 |
Long ShotAgainst the backdrop of the 1977 Edinburgh Film Festival, two low-budget filmmakers attempt to talk up some finance as they... |
Another Director | |
| 1977 |
The American FriendTom Ripley, an American who deals in forged art, is slighted at an auction in Hamburg by picture framer Jonathan... |
Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited) | |
| 1976 |
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German CinemaBBC documentary about the rise of the New German Cinema and several of its most important figures. |
Self | |
| 1976 |
Kings of the RoadItinerant projection-equipment repairman Bruno Winter and depressed hitchhiker Robert Lander - a doctor who has just been through a break-up... |
Spectator at Pauline's Theater (uncredited) | |
| 1976 | Self | ||
| 1975 |
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty KickGoalkeeper Josef Bloch is sent off after committing a foul during an away game. This causes him to lose his... |
Man Walking through Vienna Bus Station (uncredited) | |
| 1975 |
Wrong MoveSix days in the life of Wilhelm: a detached man without qualities. He wants to write, so his mother gives... |
Man in Dining Car (uncredited) | |
| 1975 |
Midi PremièreMidi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre and broadcast from January 6,... |
Self | |
| 1974 |
Spécial cinémaMarcello Mastroianni, Isabelle Adjani, Alain Delon, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen... the biggest stars in cinema were welcomed by Christian Defaye... |
Self | |
| 1974 |
Alice in the CitiesGerman journalist Philip Winter has a case of writer’s block when trying to write an article about the United States.... |
Man by Jukebox in American Cafe (uncredited) | |
| 1972 |
Summer in the CityAfter a long prison term, a free man wanders into a new reality. |
Billardspieler (uncredited) | |
| 1969 |
3 American LPsAnother short was 3 American LPs, which was the first film I did with Peter Handke. It was a film... |
Unknown character | |
| 1968 |
Love and So ForthMunich, 1968: a period of liberation, student revolts, state repression. Amidst the restlessness, chemistry student Robbie meets the Irish cello... |
Student | |
| 1968 | Unknown character | ||
| 1951 | Self | ||
| 1948 |
BambiThe Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda... |
Self |
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Got a question about Wim Wenders?
Some of Herzog's most successful films include 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God,' 'Fitzcarraldo,' and 'Grizzly Man.' Each film showcases his unique storytelling and thematic depth.
Yes, Herzog has received numerous awards, including the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival for 'Fitzcarraldo' and the Honorary Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Herzog's first feature film was 'Signs of Life' released in 1968. This film marked the beginning of his long and influential career in cinema.
Werner Herzog is known for his exploration of documentary and narrative genres, often blending the two to create thought-provoking films that examine existential themes.
Werner Herzog's estimated net worth is around $30 million, primarily earned through his extensive film career and various projects in cinema and television.
Werner Herzog has two known children, including his daughter Hanna Herzog, who has been involved in the film industry.
Herzog's films often explore themes of human struggle, obsession, the wilderness, and the complexities of existence, reflecting his philosophical outlook on life.
One notable quote by Herzog is, 'I believe the common denominator of the Universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility, and murder,' reflecting his unique perspective on life and art.