Werner Herzog
Date of birth: 1942-09-05
Place of birth: Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Known for: Directing
Also known as: 韋納荷索, Werner Herzog Stipetić, Вернер Херцог, 베르네 헤어조크, ورنر هرتزوگ, 沃纳·赫尔佐格
Biography
Werner Herzog (German: [ˈvɛɐ̯nɐ ˈhɛɐ̯tsoːk]; born 5 September 1942) is a German film director, screenwriter, author, actor, and opera director, regarded as a pioneer of New German Cinema. His films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with unique talents in obscure fields, or individuals in conflict with nature. He is known for his unique filmmaking process, such as disregarding storyboards, emphasizing improvisation, and placing the cast and crew into similar situations as characters in his films. Herzog started work on his first film Herakles in 1961, when he was nineteen. Since then he has produced, written, and directed more than sixty feature films and documentaries, such as Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974), Heart of Glass (1976), Stroszek (1977), Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), Fitzcarraldo (1982), Cobra Verde (1987), Lessons of Darkness (1992), Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997), My Best Fiend (1999), Invincible (2000), Grizzly Man (2005), Encounters at the End of the World (2007), Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009), and Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010). He has published more than a dozen books of prose, and directed as many operas. French filmmaker François Truffaut once called Herzog "the most important film director alive." American film critic Roger Ebert said that Herzog "has never created a single film that is compromised, shameful, made for pragmatic reasons, or uninteresting. Even his failures are spectacular." He was named one of the world's 100 most influential people by Time magazine in 2009. Description above from the Wikipedia article Werner Herzog, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
The Transformation of the World Into Music
1996-07-21
This film was prepared as a introduction to a series of opera broadcasts on German television. It de
The Lonely
2009-04-16
A documentary portrait of the filmmaker Harmony Korine during the production of his third feature fi
The White Diamond
2004-11-13
This 2004 documentary by Werner Herzog diaries the struggle of a passionate English inventor to desi
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
2008-02-14
Documentary about filmmakers of the New German Cinema who were members of the legendary Filmverlag f
My Best Fiend
1999-05-17
A film that describes the love-hate relationship between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, the deep tr
The Arc of Oblivion
2023-03-18
"The Arc of Oblivion" explores a quirk of humankind: in a universe that erases its tracks, we humans
Burden of Dreams
1982-10-01
The Amazon rain forest, 1979. The crew of Fitzcarraldo (1982), a film directed by German director We
The Grand
2007-06-07
The Grand is in the tradition of improvisational comedies like Best In Show and This Is Spinal Tap.
50 Films to See Before You Die
2006-07-22
Celebrating the relaunch of Film4 as a free-to-air TV channel, Channel4 counts down their list of th
Making of a True Story: Rescue Dawn
2007-11-20
"Rescue Dawn: The Making of a True Story" is a documentary film that provides a behind-the-scenes lo
Strawberryland
2012-11-02
A reconstruction, the replica of a complex emotional world made of desire and aggression: a teen fil
Heart of Glass
1976-11-12
A small Bavarian village is renowned for its "Ruby Glass" glass blowing works. When the foreman of t
Mister Lonely
2008-02-02
In Paris, a young American who works as a Michael Jackson lookalike meets Marilyn Monroe, who invite
Hard to Be a God
1990-01-25
Another planet in the period of medieval times. An employee of the institute of experimental history
Close Up
2012-09-30
More than 150 silent short films about singers, actors and directors captured during Press Conferenc
Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance
2014-09-10
After the war, almost by chance, Alfonso Sansone started to produce documentary films and moved from
Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life
2021-04-25
The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus
2021-09-25
Self-taught magician, transformist at the Grande Eugène cabaret, man of theater, television and cine
Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire
2022-03-09
From Murnau to Herzog, and until modern incarnations, a mischievous exploration of a cinematographic
The 100 Greatest Films
2001-11-24
A countdown of the 100 greatest films, as voted by the British public via the Channel 4 website.
Plastic Bag
2009-09-07
A plastic bag, thrown out in the trash, attempts to find his way back to his owner and along the way
Jag Mandir: The Eccentric Private Theatre of the Maharaja of Udaipur
1991-11-10
Jag Mandir is a quiet and often overlooked film in the vast oeuvre of Werner Herzog. Apparently, 20
La Soufrière: Waiting for an Inevitable Catastrophe
1977-10-01
Werner Herzog takes a film crew to the island of Guadeloupe when he hears that the volcano on the is
Incident at Loch Ness
2004-12-17
When renowned director Werner Herzog and fellow filmmaker Zak Penn set off to explore the legend of
Jack Reacher
2012-12-20
One morning in an ordinary town, five people are shot dead in a seemingly random attack. All evidenc
Tokyo-Ga
1985-04-24
German director Wim Wenders tries to explore the Tokyo that was depicted in the films of Yasujiro Oz
All In This Tea
2007-04-14
During the 1990s, David Lee Hoffman searched throughout China for the finest teas. He's a California
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
2010-11-03
Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing
Into the Abyss
2011-11-11
We do not know when and how we will die. Death Row inmates do. Werner Herzog embarks on a dialogue w
Orion and the Dark
2024-02-01
A boy with an active imagination faces his fears on an unforgettable journey through the night with
A Brief History of Errol Morris
1999-09-01
This film tells the fascinating story of one of the most critically acclaimed careers in independent
How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck
1976-10-30
A documentary short examining the language and performance of auctioneering, filmed at the World Liv
Last Exit: Space
2022-03-10
Documentary about space colonization: a voyage across our planet, into the stars and beyond.
Scream of Stone
1991-10-03
A meeting of two world famous climbers, one an experienced mountaineer the other a sport climber, an
Dinotasia
2012-05-04
Computer-generated animation about the daily lives of dinosaurs, narrated by Werner Herzog.
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga
2010-09-03
In the center of the story is the life of the indigenous people of the village Bakhtia at the river
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
1988-04-30
Directors Werner Herzog and Errol Morris make a bet which results in Herzog living up to his promise
Ballad of the Little Soldier
1984-11-05
A group of Miskito Indians use Nicaraguan child soldiers in their resistance against the Sandinistas
Man of Flowers
1983-09-22
An eccentric elderly man tries to enjoy the three things in life that he considers real beauty: coll
Tegoyo
2022-10-06
In 1968 legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog shot in the island of Lanzarote his film Even Dwarfs Start
Portrait: Werner Herzog
1986-03-27
An autobiographical short film by Werner Herzog made in 1986. Herzog tells stories about his life an
Dribble
2004-01-19
Winner of the Tromadance/Kodak Independent Soul Award, Giuseppe Andrews’ Dribble is a short film set
The Dark Glow of the Mountain
1985-03-09
Werner Herzog follows mountaineers Hans Kammerlander and Reinhold Messner during their expedition in
The Unbelievers
2013-12-13
Scientists Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss travel the globe promoting a scientific worldview and
Location Africa
1987-02-28
Making-of documentary that covers "Cobra Verde," Herzog's last film with Kinski before Kinski's deat
Dreams and Burdens
2005-05-10
A retrospective interview with director Werner Herzog.
Dangerous Game
1993-10-13
A New York film director, working on his latest movie in Los Angeles, begins to reflect the actions
Walking to Werner
2006-04-24
Linas Phillips pays tribute to Werner Herzog in his pledge to walk from Seattle, Washington to Herzo
The Boxing Prince
2002-01-24
The documentary tells the life story of the boxer Norbert Grupe, who was known by his fighting name
To the End of the World... and Then a Little Bit Further
1989-02-13
A documentation about Werner Herzog's motif to do movies.
Life Itself
2014-07-04
The surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert (194
Bride of the Orient
1989-03-02
After the death of his mother, a lonely farmer in rural Switzerland considers finally starting a fam
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
2022-10-27
With exclusive behind-the-scenes access into Herzog’s everyday life, rare archive material and in-de
Werner Herzog Defends Dade
2010-12-01
Werner Herzog shares his thoughts on Miami.
Penguins of Madagascar
2014-11-22
Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop
The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner
1974-01-01
A study of the psychology of a champion ski-flyer, whose full-time occupation is carpentry.
The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft
2024-05-09
Filmmaker Werner Herzog combs through the film archives of volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft t
Russian Adventure. Peter Fleischmann is Filming "Hard to Be a God"
1990-01-22
SnowwhiteRosered
1991-10-24
Documentary about the twin sister Jutta and Gisela Schmidt. In the late sixties the two women rebel
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
2000-05-21
Klaus Kinski is one of the few German actors who has achieved international fame. He made headlines.
Behind the Madness: The Making of My Son, My Son
2010-07-09
The Making of 'My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done'.
Perpetuum Mobile: Voices in the Blue Space
2005-10-08
Legendary film director Werner Herzog brings together five shepherds and singers from the island of
Q & A with Jana Sevcikova and Werner Herzog
2005-11-22
Q & A with Jana Sevcikova and Werner Herzog.
Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest
2007-06-24
A cheerful, amusing and melancholic look back at the Munich film festival from the perspective of th
No Mr. Werner Herzog, this isn't your Cinématon
2012-03-03
A fake "Cinematon".
Dubai Winter Diary VI: Light and Reflections
2012-05-25
Gérard Courant's "Filmed Diary" of December 14, 2011, produced in Dubai (United Arab Emirates). Betw
Lemonade War
2014-09-30
In an idyllic suburban neighborhood, Jerry runs his big business lemonade stand and has the market c
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
2019-08-07
Nominated for two Chicago/Midwest Emmy awards including Outstanding Historical Documentary and Outst
Journey Through History
1977-01-01
A journey through history
Jösta Hagelbäck & Werner Herzog
Director Jösta Hagelbäck speaks on the importance of Werner Herzog.
The Heart and the Legs
1989-03-01
The heart of the legs.
Stardust Stricken: Mohsen Makhmalbaf, A Portrait
1996-10-19
Director Mohsen Makhmalbaf claims to have never seen a movie before making his first film. Doubtful
In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin
1999-04-04
A strongly visual look at the life, work and obsessions od the writer Bruce Chatwin, who died of AID
The Last Documentary
2000-10-25
Documentary by Jan Sebening and Daniel Sponsel.
Pierre Rissient: Man of Cinema
2007-09-08
A veteran film critic explores the legacy of Cannes Film Festival regular Pierre Rissient.
Bierbichler
2008-03-13
Documentary about actor Josef Bierbichler.
Shards of Cinema and Philosophy
Inspired by the "The wind of cinema" festival which every year deals with issues relating to the rel
40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight
2008-05-18
A hstory of the Cannes Film Festival's Director's Fortnight selection.
Anyone who dares will take the cold off their horse
2010-10-18
Champions: A Comic Tale
2011-03-15
A comic tale. The issue of film education has been a Gordian link for many years in Greece. Starting
On Borrowed Time
2011-11-04
Auteur filmmaker Paul Cox contemplates his own mortality and his life's work as he wits for a life s
I, I, I José Lewgoy
2011-11-25
Documentary discussing the life and work of José Lewgoy, one of the most important Brazilian actors
Mistaken for Strangers
2013-09-19
Mistaken for Strangers follows The National on its biggest tour to date. Newbie roadie Tom (lead sin
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
2013-05-07
Cast and crew speak on adapting One Shot as the first Jack Reacher film, casting Tom Cruise, earning
An Appreciation of Les Blank by Werner Herzog
2013-11-01
Werner Herzog talking about his appreciation for Les Blank.
Werner Herzog and Errol Morris on 'The Act of Killing'
2013-11-25
Directors Errol Morris and Werner Herzog describe and discuss the film The Act of Killing (2012).
Werner Herzog: On Death Row and Life as a Director
2014-08-08
Werner Herzog talks about making 'On Death Row' and life as a director.
Jihad in Hollywood
2019-04-01
Once a successful Syrian actor, Jihad Abdo is now struggling as a refugee while trying to reinvent h
Jihad in Hollywood
2016-01-01
Once a successful Syrian actor, Jihad Abdo is now struggling as a refugee while trying to reinvent h
Die Erben von Papas Kino
1968-06-30
Documentary by Wilhelm Roth about the state of affairs of the Young German Cinema.
Tales of the Dumpster Kid
1971-04-02
The Dumpster Kid is an artistic creation: in every story society forces her to learn something. But
In the Edges: The 'Grizzly Man' Session
2005-12-26
With Herzog's direction, Richard Thompson leads a small group of musicians into creating Grizzly Man
Back to Room 666
2008-02-02
What is the future of cinema? In 1982, in Cannes, Wim Wenders invited many movie makers to answer th
Meteor: Sohrab Shahid Saless
2021-02-12
Meteor: Sohrab Shahid Saless by Mahmoud Behraznia is a documentary with a different perspective on S
Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood
2011-03-14
Documentary about Hans Zimmer.
Grizzly Man
2005-08-12
Werner Herzog's documentary film about the "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen sum
Into the Inferno
2016-09-07
With stunning views of eruptions and lava flows, Werner Herzog captures the raw power of volcanoes a
Salt and Fire
2016-12-07
A scientist blames the head of a large company for an ecological disaster in South America. But when
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
1980-10-12
A zesty paean of praise to the greater glories of garlic. This lip-smacking foray into the history,
Celebrating the Rice Media Center
2024-04-19
Through the Fondren Fellows program, the Rice Media Center Archive Project has spent the past few mo
Film Hour
1991-12-20
Werner Herzog interviews guests on the art of filmmaking.
The Making of 'Nosferatu'
1979-10-06
Werner Herzog discusses the making of "Nosferatu" on set.
Signs of Life
1968-07-05
During World War II, three German soldiers are withdrawn from combat when one of them, Stroszek, is
Lessons of Darkness
1992-02-21
Shortly after the Gulf War, oil fires were raging all through Kuwait. In the week before this sea of
Burning Heart
1995-01-25
Follows the life of the famous German politician, writer, and communist activist, Gustav Regler, fro
Freaks of Nature
2015-10-30
In the town of Dillford, humans, vampires and zombies were all living in peace - until the alien apo
What Dreams May Come
1998-10-02
Chris Nielsen dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have ever dreamed of. Ther
Capturing Reality
2008-11-01
From cinema-verite; pioneers Albert Maysles and Joan Churchill to maverick movie makers like Errol M
The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
2010-04-06
Behind the scenes documentary for Werner Herzog's Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans. Features
Home from Home – Chronicle of a Vision
2013-10-03
Follow-up to the TV trilogy “Heimat”, this time for cinemas, set again in the fictional village Scha
Wings of Hope
1999-10-20
Werner Herzog returns to the South American jungle with Juliane Koepcke, the German woman who was th
Room 666
1982-06-02
During the 1982 Cannes Film Festival, Wim Wenders asked a number of global film directors to, one at
The Valley
2027-06-11
The story will reportedly follow an invertebrate deep-sea fish who believes he’s suffering from spin
Little Dieter Needs to Fly
1997-12-01
Three decades after German-American pilot Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, he returns to the
I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog
1979-04-18
Interview film with German director Werner Herzog revisiting the films he made up to ca. 1977.
The Man Who Killed John Wayne
2017-01-20
BLAST!
2008-04-22
With extraordinary access, BLAST exposes a world of risky, hardcore, scientific adventure. The story
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
2016-03-04
Werner Herzog's exploration of the Internet and the connected world.
Neuer Deutscher Film Report
1967-01-01
Interview film with the protagonists of the New German Cinema in 1966.
Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun
1989-06-12
Herzog's documentary of the Wodaabe people of the Sahara/Sahel region. Particular attention is given
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema
1976-12-02
BBC documentary about the rise of the New German Cinema and several of its most important figures.
Gesualdo: Death for Five Voices
1995-06-06
Works, legend and murders of Carlo Gesualdo, a notorious Italian composer and murderer from 16th cen
The Best of Tromadance Film Festival: Volume 3
2004-08-31
In this third volume of the Best of Tromadance, viewers can sample fifteen of the best films from th
The Ball Is a Scumbag
2000-01-01
"Sometimes the ball is bewitched," says legendary soccer coach Rudi Gutendorf. He's the one who woul
10 Questions for Werner Herzog
2012-09-19
Interview with Werner Herzog during his visit to the Indiana University Cinema.
Julien Donkey-Boy
1999-10-15
Undiagnosed, untreated and generally untethered schizophrenic Julien lives with his pregnant younger
The Great Buster: A Celebration
2018-10-05
A celebration of the life and career of one of America's most influential and celebrated filmmakers
Manaslu: Mountain of Souls
2018-12-13
The great successes and tragedies in the life and work of Hans Kammerlander, the renowned mountainee
Where the Green Ants Dream
1984-08-31
The Australian Aborigines (in this film anyway) believe that this is the place where the green ants
Encounters at the End of the World
2007-09-01
Herzog and cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger go to Antarctica to meet people who live and work there,
Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds
2020-09-10
This remarkable journey across our planet and universe explores how meteorites, shooting stars, and
Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin
2019-04-28
When Bruce Chatwin was dying of AIDS, his friend Werner Herzog made a final visit. As a parting gift
Meeting Gorbachev
2019-05-03
Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Soviet Union, sits down with filmmaker Werner Herzog to d
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
2017-08-01
Chronicles the making of director Werner Herzog’s 2009 feature, My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done, p
Tattoo Uprising
2019-07-12
An examination of the artistic and historical roots of today's tattoo explosion.
Paradox Bullets
2018-10-07
A short film which debuted in a secret location in London to coincide with the release of the NikeCr
Lost in the Garden of the World
1975-06-02
Cannes is the town in France where Bergman meets bikinis, and the art of filmmaking meets the art of
Bells from the Deep
1993-09-07
A group of pilgrims lie down on the thin ice of the lake Svetloyar and begin to look for the city of
When Herzog Rescued Phoenix
2010-09-13
Famed film director Werner Herzog recounts the time he rescued Joaquin Phoenix from lighting a deadl
God's Angry Man
1981-05-17
The documentary follows Gene Scott, famous televangelist involved with constant fights against FCC,
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020-04-22
Unleashed from the video vaults of the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA), AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #2:
The Killers: Unstaged
2012-09-18
Following the band The Killers on road to and on stage in the Bronx, New York, in a series of Americ
Wheel of Time
2003-10-30
Wheel of Time is Werner Herzog's photographed look at the largest Buddhist ritual in Bodh Gaya, Indi
Film Beyond Cinema: The Dumpster Kid Experiment and Other Utopias
2018-02-17
For over half a century, the filmmaker Edgar Reitz, one of the signatories of the Oberhausen Manifes
Wim Wenders, Desperado
2020-07-16
"Wings Of Desire" and "Buena Vista Social Club", "Paris, Texas" and "The State Of Things": Wim Wende
Dear Werner (Walking on Cinema)
2020-11-20
In 1974 Werner Herzog walked from Munich to Paris, an act of faith to prevent the death of his ment
The Andinist
2020-11-25
An old painter recounts the story of when he met a strange mountain climber, or perhaps, an explorer
Echoes from a Sombre Empire
1990-11-28
Documentary examining Bokassa's rule in the Central African Republic using the testimony of witnesse
A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner
2021-02-24
Born in Berlin in 1896, Lotte Eisner became famous for her passionate involvement in the world of bo
Scénario de 'Sauve qui peut la vie'
1979-04-10
Jean-Luc Godard proposes a diary of his creative process. Looking at photos of three actors, Jacques
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
2010-06-28
Christian Weisenborn and Werner Herzog know each other for more than 40 years. His first film on Wer
I'm a Soldier
2018-08-10
Werner Herzog visited Beijing.
One Hundred Years with Juan Rulfo
2017-11-03
This documentary explores key moments in the life of writer Juan Rulfo, with artists such as Werner
About a Hero
2024-11-14
After a local factory worker named Dorem Clery dies under mysterious circumstances, Werner Herzog tr
Kinski
2024-04-15
Documentary film about the turbulent life and career of actor Klaus Kinski, a man whose genius was o
Atari: Game Over
2014-11-19
The Xbox Originals documentary that chronicles the fall of the Atari Corporation through the lens of
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020-04-08
THE AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE VAULT is a 2-disc, 500-minute odyssey that collects eight feature-length VH
Ghost Elephants
2025-08-27
In Angola's mist-shrouded highlands, three KhoiSan master trackers embark on a spiritual quest to re
Black Baby
2018-08-26
A black baby attempts to escape a labyrinth whilst being pursued by a gaggle of giant humanoids