Portrait: Werner Herzog
Overview
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.
Release date
27/03/1986
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Werner Herzog
Self
Reinhold Messner
Self
Lotte Eisner
Self
Mick Jagger
Self (archive footage)
Jason Robards
Self (archive footage)
Klaus Kinski
Self (archive footage)
Paul Hittscher
Self (archive footage)
Thomas Mauch
Self (archive footage)
Beat Presser
Self (archive footage)
Walter Saxer
Self (archive footage)
Franz Josef Strauß
Self - Oktoberfest
Original Soundtrack
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Donald Brittain: Filmmaker
Heirs of the Beast
Ensayos y errores
On the Trail of Ed Wood
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
The Prince of Nothingwood
Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces
David Against Goliath
Walt: The Man Behind the Myth
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
A Vampire Reformed
Memories of Moab
A True Character
Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane
Salaam Cinema
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
Orson Welles in Spain
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
Twiggy