Portrait: Werner Herzog (Movie)

1986 / Director: Werner Herzog / Avg Rating: 7.3 out of 10
is 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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  1. Burden of Dreams (1982) (Movie) (7)
    Werner Herzog
    Werner Herzog...Self - Filmmaker
    Klaus Kinski
    Klaus Kinski...Self - Actor
    Paul Hittscher
    Paul Hittscher...Self - Actor
    Thomas Mauch...Self - DOP
    Walter Saxer...Self - Producer
    Jason Robards
    Jason Robards...Fitzcarraldo (archive footage)
    Mick Jagger
    Mick Jagger...Wilbur (archive footage)
  2. My Best Fiend (1999) (Movie) (7)
    Werner Herzog
    Werner Herzog...Himself
    Klaus Kinski
    Klaus Kinski...Himself
    Mick Jagger
    Mick Jagger...Himself - Wilbur (archive footage)
    Thomas Mauch...Himself
    Beat Presser...Himself (archive footage)
    Jason Robards
    Jason Robards...Fitzcarraldo (archive footage)
    Walter Saxer...Himself (archive footage)
  3. Location Africa (1987) (Movie) (4)
    Werner Herzog
    Werner Herzog...Himself
    Thomas Mauch...Himself
    Klaus Kinski
    Klaus Kinski...Himself
    Beat Presser...Himself
  4. A Life for Movies - Lotte Eisner (2020) (Movie) (2)
    Lotte Eisner
    Lotte Eisner...self
    Werner Herzog
    Werner Herzog...self
  5. AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #2: LATER IN L.A. (2020) (Movie) (2)
    Werner Herzog
    Werner Herzog...Himself
    Klaus Kinski
    Klaus Kinski...Himself
  6. Fitzcarraldo (1982) (Movie) (2)
    Klaus Kinski
    Klaus Kinski...Fitzcarraldo
    Paul Hittscher
    Paul Hittscher...Orinoco Paul
  7. Manaslu - Berg der Seelen (2018) (Movie) (2)
    Werner Herzog
    Werner Herzog...Himself
    Reinhold Messner
    Reinhold Messner...Himself
  8. Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) (Movie) (2)
    Klaus Kinski
    Klaus Kinski...Count Dracula
    Werner Herzog
    Werner Herzog...Gravedigger (uncredited)
  9. Sarajewo (1955) (Movie) (2)
    Klaus Kinski
    Klaus Kinski...Cabrinovic
    Klaus Kinski
    Klaus Kinski...Nedeljko Čabrinović
  10. The Dark Glow of the Mountain (1985) (Movie) (2)
    Werner Herzog
    Werner Herzog...himself
    Reinhold Messner
    Reinhold Messner...himself
  11. The Making of Nosferatu (1979) (Movie) (2)
    Werner Herzog
    Werner Herzog...Himself
    Klaus Kinski
    Klaus Kinski...Himself
  12. The South Bank Show: Werner Herzog (1982) (Movie) (2)
    Werner Herzog
    Werner Herzog...
    Lotte Eisner
    Lotte Eisner...
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