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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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Known For

(1972)
Fitzcarraldo Director
(1982)
Jack Reacher The Zec
(2012)

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  Fordlandia (TV Movie) (pre-production)
 2018 Meeting Gorbachev (Documentary)
 2016 Into the Inferno (Documentary)
 2016 Salt and Fire
 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 Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (Documentary)
 2010 Cave of Forgotten Dreams (Documentary)
 2009/II La Bohème (Documentary short)
 2007 Encounters at the End of the World (Documentary)
 2006 Rescue Dawn
 2005 Grizzly Man (Documentary)
 2004 The White Diamond (Documentary)
 2003 Wheel of Time (Documentary)
 2002 Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (segment "Ten Thousand Years Older")
 2001 Pilgrimage (Documentary short)
 2001 Invincible
 1999 2000 Jahre Christentum (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)
 1999 Julianes Sturz in den Dschungel (TV Movie documentary)
 1999 Mein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski (Documentary)
 1998 Höllenfahrten (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)
- Flucht aus Laos (1998)
 1997 Little Dieter Needs to Fly (Documentary)
 1995 Tod für fünf Stimmen (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)
 1979 Woyzeck
 1977 Stroszek
 1976 Herz aus Glas
 1972 Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (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:

Vom Gehen Im Eis (Of Walking in Ice) - journal/book 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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Personal Quote:

[on casting the notorious Wilhelm von Homburg in Stroszek (1977)] Well, he was a dangerous man with a huge amount of criminal energy. And he was the right one to play a pimp, a dangerous pimp. So it was a good choice. [2014] See more »

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According to film critic Roger Ebert, 'even his failures are spectacular.'. See more »

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Driven protagonists who often seem to be on the brink of madness See more »

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