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Portrait: Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog: Filmemacher
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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▶ Watch now on JustWatch, opens in a new tab- Original title
- Werner Herzog: Filmemacher
- Release date
- March 27, 1986
- Original language
- German
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 28 minutes
- Studio
- Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
- TMDB audience rating
- 7.1 / 10 · 12 votes
- Also known as
- —
- Status
- Released
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