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Director. Writer. Producer. Actor. Poet. He studied history, literature and theatre for some time, but didn't finish it and founded instead his own film production company in 1963. Later in his life, Herzog also staged several operas in Bayreuth, Germany, and at the Milan Scala in Italy. Herzog has won numerous national and international awards ... See full bio »

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Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 60 wins & 71 nominations. See more awards »

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(1972)
Fitzcarraldo Director
(1982)
(1979)

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  Fordlandia (TV Movie) (pre-production)
 2018 Ystäväni Gorbatshov (Documentary)
 2016 Tulisydän (Documentary)
 2016 Salt and Fire
 2016 Lo and behold (Documentary)
 2013 From One Second to the Next (Documentary short)
 2012 The Killers: Unstaged (Video)
 2011 Ode to the Dawn of Man (Documentary short)
 2011 Into the Abyss (Documentary)
 2010 Cave of Forgotten Dreams (Documentary)
 2010 Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (Documentary)
 2009/II La Bohème (Documentary short)
 2007 Encounters at the End of the World (Documentary)
 2005 Grizzly Man (Documentary)
 2004 Valkoinen timantti (Documentary)
 2003 Ajan pyörä (Documentary)
 2002 Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (segment "Ten Thousand Years Older")
 2001 Pilgrimage (Documentary short)
 1999 2000 Jahre Christentum (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)
 1999 Julianes Sturz in den Dschungel (TV Movie documentary)
 1999 25. tunti: Klaus Kinski (Documentary)
 1998 Höllenfahrten (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)
- Flucht aus Laos (1998)
 1997 Little Dieter Needs to Fly (Documentary)
 1995 Gesualdo ja kuoleman varjot (TV Movie documentary)
 1992 Lektionen in Finsternis (Documentary)
 1991-1992 Filmstunde (TV Mini Series documentary) (4 episodes)
- Filmstunde 4 (1992)
- Filmstunde 3 (1992)
- Filmstunde 2 (1992)
- Filmstunde 1 (1991) ... (uncredited)
 1990 Echos aus einem düsteren Reich (Documentary)
 1989 Giovanna d'Arco (TV Movie)
 1988 Les Français vus par (TV Mini Series) (1 episode)
- Les Gaulois (1988)
 1987 Cobra Verde
 1986 Werner Herzog: Filmemacher (Documentary short)
 1985 Gasherbrum - Der leuchtende Berg (TV Movie documentary)
 1984 Ballade vom kleinen Soldaten (TV Movie documentary)
 1982 Fitzcarraldo
 1981 Huie's Predigt (TV Movie documentary)
 1977 Stroszek
 1976 Herz aus Glas
 1972 Aguirre - Jumalan viha (a film by)
 1971 Behinderte Zukunft (TV Movie documentary)
 1971 Fata Morgana (Documentary)
 1970 Die fliegenden Ärzte von Ostafrika (TV Movie documentary)
 1968 Lebenszeichen
 1968 Letzte Worte (Short)
 1964 Spiel im Sand (Short)
 1962 Herakles (Short)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Book: "The Twilight World". London: The Bodley Head. ISBN 1847927238 See more »

Publicity Listings:

9 Biographical Movies | 2 Print Biographies | 6 Interviews | 8 Articles | See more »


Alternate Names:

Werner

Height:

6' (1.83 m)

Spouse:

Lena Herzog | See more »

Children:

Rudolph Herzog | See more »

Parents:

Dietrich Herzog | Elizabeth Stipetic

Relatives:

Sigrid Stipetic (sibling) | See more »
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[During the making of Fitzcarraldo (1982)] I shouldn't make movies anymore. I should go to a lunatic asylum. See more »

Trivia:

The only feature film director to have made a film on every continent. See more »

Trademark:

His films contain long, extended landscape shots See more »

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