Release Date

27 Mar, 1986

Runtime

00:28: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

An autobiographical short film by Werner Herzog made in 1986. Herzog tells stories about his life and career. The film contains excerpts and commentary on several Herzog films, including Signs of Life, Heart of Glass, Fata Morgana, Aguirre, the Wrath of God, The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner, Fitzcarraldo, and the Les Blank documentary Burden of Dreams. Notable is footage of a conversation between Herzog and his mentor Lotte Eisner, a photographer. In another section, he talks with mountaineer Reinhold Messner, in which they discuss a potential film project in the Himalayas to star Klaus Kinski.

Original Title

Werner Herzog: Filmemacher

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Actors

Werner Herzog

Reinhold Messner

Lotte Eisner

Mick Jagger

Jason Robards

Klaus Kinski

Paul Hittscher

Thomas Mauch

Beat Presser

Walter Saxer

Franz Josef Strauß

Crew

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Lucki Stipetić

Popol Vuh

Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein

Maximiliane Mainka