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Werner Herzog(I)

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  • Writer
  • Actor
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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 for his poetic feature and documentary films.
BornSeptember 5, 1942
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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Werner Herzog in Life Itself (2014)
Werner Herzog in Life Itself (2014)
Werner Herzog in The Mandalorian (2019)
Werner Herzog in The Mandalorian (2019)
Werner Herzog in The Mandalorian (2019)
Werner Herzog and Kristine de Loup in Geschichten vom Kübelkind (1971)
Werner Herzog in Die Erben von Papas Kino (1968)
Werner Herzog and Mikhail Gorbachev in Meeting Gorbachev (2018)
Werner Herzog in On Death Row (2012)
Werner Herzog and Robert Fratta in On Death Row (2012)
Werner Herzog in Jack Reacher (2012)
Werner Herzog in Conan (2010)

Known for

Klaus Kinski in Fitzcarraldo (1982)
Fitzcarraldo
8.0
  • Director
  • 1982
Klaus Kinski in Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
7.8
  • Director(a film by)
  • 1972
Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher (2012)
Jack Reacher
7.0
  • The Zec
  • 2012
Isabelle Adjani and Klaus Kinski in Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
Nosferatu the Vampyre
7.4
  • Director
  • 1979

Credits

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Director

  • Fordlandia
    • Pre-production
  • Werner Herzog in Theatre of Thought (2022)
    Theatre of Thought
  • Werner Herzog in The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft (2022)
    The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft
  • Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds (2020)
    Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds
  • Yuichi Ishii and Mahiro Tanimoto in Family Romance, LLC (2019)
    Family Romance, LLC
  • Werner Herzog in Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin (2019)
    Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin
  • Werner Herzog and Mikhail Gorbachev in Meeting Gorbachev (2018)
    Meeting Gorbachev
  • Into the Inferno (2016)
    Into the Inferno
  • Veronica Ferres, Gael García Bernal, and Michael Shannon in Salt and Fire (2016)
    Salt and Fire
  • Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (2016)
    Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
  • Queen of the Desert (2015)
    Queen of the Desert
  • James Barnes in On Death Row (2012)
    On Death Row
  • From One Second to the Next (2013)
    From One Second to the Next
  • The Killers: Unstaged (2012)
    The Killers: Unstaged
  • Ode to the Dawn of Man (2011)
    Ode to the Dawn of Man
  • Into the Abyss (2011)
    Into the Abyss

Writer

  • Werner Herzog in Theatre of Thought (2022)
    Theatre of Thought
  • Werner Herzog in The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft (2022)
    The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft
  • Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds (2020)
    Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds
  • Yuichi Ishii and Mahiro Tanimoto in Family Romance, LLC (2019)
    Family Romance, LLC
  • Werner Herzog in Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin (2019)
    Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin
  • Werner Herzog and Mikhail Gorbachev in Meeting Gorbachev (2018)
    Meeting Gorbachev
  • Into the Inferno (2016)
    Into the Inferno
  • Veronica Ferres, Gael García Bernal, and Michael Shannon in Salt and Fire (2016)
    Salt and Fire
  • Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (2016)
    Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
  • Queen of the Desert (2015)
    Queen of the Desert
  • James Barnes in On Death Row (2012)
    On Death Row
  • Into the Abyss (2011)
    Into the Abyss
    • (uncredited)
  • Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
    Cave of Forgotten Dreams
  • Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (2010)
    Happy People: A Year in the Taiga
  • My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
    My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

Actor

  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    The Simpsons
    • (voice) ...
  • The Mandalorian (2019)
    The Mandalorian
  • Paradox Bullets (2018)
    Paradox Bullets
  • Veronica Ferres, Gael García Bernal, and Michael Shannon in Salt and Fire (2016)
    Salt and Fire
    • (uncredited)
  • Nicholas Braun, Vanessa Hudgens, Josh Fadem, and Mackenzie Davis in Freaks of Nature (2015)
    Freaks of Nature
    • (voice)
  • Justin Roiland in Rick and Morty (2013)
    Rick and Morty
    • (voice)
  • Adam Scott, Rashida Jones, Jim O'Heir, Nick Offerman, Amy Poehler, Chris Pratt, Retta, Aziz Ansari, and Aubrey Plaza in Parks and Recreation (2009)
    Parks and Recreation
  • Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon, Christopher Knights, and Chris Miller in Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
    Penguins of Madagascar
    • (voice)
  • Lemonade War
  • Jan Dieter Schneider in Home from Home: Chronicle of a Vision (2013)
    Home from Home: Chronicle of a Vision
  • The Wind Rises (2013)
    The Wind Rises
    • (English version, voice)
  • Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher (2012)
    Jack Reacher
  • Resi Reiner and Patrick Nistelberger in Erdbeerland (2012)
    Erdbeerland
  • Metalocalypse (2006)
    Metalocalypse
    • (voice)
  • Patrick Stewart, Curtis Armstrong, Dee Bradley Baker, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jeff Fischer, Scott Grimes, David Koechner, Seth MacFarlane, Kevin Michael Richardson, Wendy Schaal, Daisuke Suzuki, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Mike Barker, Mike Henry, Rachael MacFarlane, and Matt McKenna in American Dad! (2005)
    American Dad!
    • (voice)
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What to Watch After "Tiger King"
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What to Watch After "Tiger King"
"The Mandalorian" Takes Star Wars to Wild West of Space
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"The Mandalorian" Takes Star Wars to Wild West of Space
"The Mandalorian" and the Future of 'Star Wars'
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"The Mandalorian" and the Future of 'Star Wars'
What We Know About "The Mandalorian"... So Far
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What We Know About "The Mandalorian"... So Far
Werner Herzog | Director Supercut
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Werner Herzog | Director Supercut
'Lo and Behold': Off the Grid
Clip 1:05
'Lo and Behold': Off the Grid
Cave of Forgotten Dreams - "Movement"
Clip 1:09
Cave of Forgotten Dreams - "Movement"
Cave of Forgotten Dreams - "Authenticity"
Clip 0:59
Cave of Forgotten Dreams - "Authenticity"
Diving interview
Clip 1:22
Diving interview
Penguins of Madagascar
Clip 1:59
Penguins of Madagascar
Penguins of Madagascar
Clip 2:05
Penguins of Madagascar
Grizzly Man
Clip 0:36
Grizzly Man

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Official Site
    • Official Site (mirror)
    • September 5, 1942
    • Munich, Bavaria, Germany
    • Lena Herzog1999 - present
    • Rudolph Herzog
    • (Sibling)
  • Other works
    Vom Gehen Im Eis (Of Walking in Ice) - journal/book
  • Publicity listings
    • 10 Biographical Movies
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 6 Interviews
    • 8 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Joaquin Phoenix was in a car accident on a winding canyon road where his vehicle flipped over. Shaken and confused, he heard a tapping on his window and a voice said, "Just relax." Unable to see the man, Phoenix replied, "I'm fine. I am relaxed." When he managed to see the man, he realized it was Werner Herzog, who then replied, "No, you're not." After helping Phoenix out of the wreckage, Herzog phoned for an ambulance, then vanished.
  • Quotes
    TV uses landscapes. I transform landscapes - I direct landscapes.
    • His films contain animals doing unusual things

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