Portrait: Werner Herzog
Portrait: Werner Herzog

Portrait: Werner Herzog

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1986
0h 28m
7.1(12 votes)
Documentary

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.

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11 members
Directing

Werner Herzog

Self

Werner Herzog
Acting

Reinhold Messner

Self

Reinhold Messner
Acting

Lotte Eisner

Self

Lotte Eisner
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Mick Jagger

Self (archive footage)

Mick Jagger
Acting

Jason Robards

Self (archive footage)

Jason Robards
Acting

Klaus Kinski

Self (archive footage)

Klaus Kinski
Acting

Paul Hittscher

Self (archive footage)

Paul Hittscher
Camera

Thomas Mauch

Self (archive footage)

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Beat Presser

Self (archive footage)

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Walter Saxer

Self (archive footage)

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Franz Josef Strauß

Self - Oktoberfest

Franz Josef Strauß

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