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Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Directing·1942·175 films

Werner Herzog (German: [ˈvɛɐ̯nɐ ˈhɛɐ̯tsoːk]; born 5 September 1942) is a German film director, screenwriter, author, actor, and opera director, regarded as a pioneer of New German Cinema. His films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with unique talents in obscure fields, or individuals in conflict with nature. He is known for his unique filmmaking process, such as disregarding storyboards, emphasizing improvisation, and placing the cast and crew into similar situations as characters in his films.…

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As Director

Rescue Dawn
Rescue Dawn (2007)
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
Grizzly Man
Grizzly Man (2005)
Fitzcarraldo
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (2016)
Queen of the Desert
Queen of the Desert (2015)
Encounters at the End of the World
Encounters at the End of the World (2007)
Stroszek
Stroszek (1977)
Into the Abyss
Into the Abyss (2011)
Into the Inferno
Into the Inferno (2016)
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2010)
My Best Fiend
My Best Fiend (1999)
Woyzeck
Woyzeck (1979)
Cobra Verde
Cobra Verde (1987)
Lessons of Darkness
Lessons of Darkness (1992)
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (2010)
Heart of Glass
Heart of Glass (1976)
Even Dwarfs Started Small
Even Dwarfs Started Small (1971)
Little Dieter Needs to Fly
Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997)
Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds
Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds (2020)
The Wild Blue Yonder
The Wild Blue Yonder (2005)
Fata Morgana
Fata Morgana (1972)
The White Diamond
The White Diamond (2004)
Salt and Fire
Salt and Fire (2016)
Family Romance, LLC
Family Romance, LLC (2019)
Land of Silence and Darkness
Land of Silence and Darkness (1971)
Meeting Gorbachev
Meeting Gorbachev (2019)
The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner
The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner (1974)
La Soufrière: Waiting for an Inevitable Catastrophe
La Soufrière: Waiting for an Inevitable Catastrophe (1977)
Invincible
Invincible (2001)
Where the Green Ants Dream
Where the Green Ants Dream (1984)
Signs of Life
Signs of Life (1968)
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002)
Wheel of Time
Wheel of Time (2003)
Ghost Elephants
Ghost Elephants (2026)
Scream of Stone
Scream of Stone (1991)
Wings of Hope
Wings of Hope (1999)
Last Words
Last Words (1968)
The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft
The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft (2024)
Ballad of the Little Soldier
Ballad of the Little Soldier (1984)
Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin
Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin (2019)
The Dark Glow of the Mountains
The Dark Glow of the Mountains (1985)
Bells from the Deep
Bells from the Deep (1993)
The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress Deutschkreuz
The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress Deutschkreuz (1967)
From One Second to the Next
From One Second to the Next (2013)
How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck
How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck (1976)
Precautions Against Fanatics
Precautions Against Fanatics (1969)
Herakles
Herakles (1962)
God's Angry Man
God's Angry Man (1983)
Echoes from a Sombre Empire
Echoes from a Sombre Empire (1990)
No One Will Play with Me
No One Will Play with Me (1976)
Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun
Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun (1989)
The French as Seen by…
The French as Seen by… (1988)
Huie's Sermon
Huie's Sermon (1983)
Handicapped Future
Handicapped Future (1971)
Gesualdo: Death for Five Voices
Gesualdo: Death for Five Voices (1995)
Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage (2001)
Portrait: Werner Herzog
Portrait: Werner Herzog (1986)
La Bohème
La Bohème (2009)
Jag Mandir: The Eccentric Private Theatre of the Maharaja of Udaipur
Jag Mandir: The Eccentric Private Theatre of the Maharaja of Udaipur (1991)
The Flying Doctors of East Africa
The Flying Doctors of East Africa (1970)
Ode to the Dawn of Man
Ode to the Dawn of Man (2011)
The Transformation of the World Into Music
The Transformation of the World Into Music (1996)
The Gauls
The Gauls (1988)
Giovanna d'Arco
Giovanna d'Arco (1989)
The Killers: Unstaged
The Killers: Unstaged (2012)
Bucking Fastard
Bucking Fastard
Theater of Thought
Theater of Thought (2024)
The Twilight World
The Twilight World
Ten Thousand Years Older
Ten Thousand Years Older (2002)

As Actor

Jack Reacher
Jack Reacher (2012)Zec Chelovek
Penguins of Madagascar
Penguins of Madagascar (2014)Documentary Filmmaker (voice)
What Dreams May Come
What Dreams May Come (1998)Face
Grizzly Man
Grizzly Man (2005)Self / Narrator (voice)
Orion and the Dark
Orion and the Dark (2024)Narrator (voice)
Freaks of Nature
Freaks of Nature (2015)Perfect Being (voice)
Life Itself
Life Itself (2014)Self - Filmmaker
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)Narrator (voice)
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (2016)Self
Encounters at the End of the World
Encounters at the End of the World (2007)Narrator (voice)
Into the Abyss
Into the Abyss (2011)Narrator (voice)
Atari: Game Over
Atari: Game Over (2014)Self (archival)
Into the Inferno
Into the Inferno (2016)Self
My Best Fiend
My Best Fiend (1999)Self
Lessons of Darkness
Lessons of Darkness (1992)Self - Narrator (voice)
Burden of Dreams
Burden of Dreams (1982)Self - Filmmaker
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (2010)Narrator (voice)
The Unbelievers
The Unbelievers (2013)Self
Mister Lonely
Mister Lonely (2008)Father Umbrillo
Heart of Glass
Heart of Glass (1976)Glass Transporter
Julien Donkey-Boy
Julien Donkey-Boy (1999)Father
Tokyo-Ga
Tokyo-Ga (1985)Self
The Grand
The Grand (2007)The German
Little Dieter Needs to Fly
Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997)Narrator (voice)
Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds
Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds (2020)Self - Narrator (voice)
Incident at Loch Ness
Incident at Loch Ness (2004)Self
Dangerous Game
Dangerous Game (1993)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The White Diamond
The White Diamond (2004)Narrator (voice)
Salt and Fire
Salt and Fire (2016)Man with One Story (uncredited)
The Great Buster: A Celebration
The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018)Self
Meeting Gorbachev
Meeting Gorbachev (2019)Self
The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner
The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner (1974)Self
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1988)Self
La Soufrière: Waiting for an Inevitable Catastrophe
La Soufrière: Waiting for an Inevitable Catastrophe (1977)Narrator (voice)
Mistaken for Strangers
Mistaken for Strangers (2013)Self (uncredited)
Room 666
Room 666 (1985)Self
Where the Green Ants Dream
Where the Green Ants Dream (1984)Lawyer (uncredited)
Home from Home – Chronicle of a Vision
Home from Home – Chronicle of a Vision (2013)Alexander von Humboldt
Signs of Life
Signs of Life (1968)Soldier (uncredited)
Hard to Be a God
Hard to Be a God (1990)Mita / Richard
Wheel of Time
Wheel of Time (2003)Narrator (voice)
Ghost Elephants
Ghost Elephants (2026)Narrator (voice)
Scream of Stone
Scream of Stone (1991)TV-Regisseur
Wings of Hope
Wings of Hope (1999)Self
Plastic Bag
Plastic Bag (2009)Plastic Bag (voice)
The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft
The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft (2024)Narrator (voice)
Ballad of the Little Soldier
Ballad of the Little Soldier (1984)Self (voice)
Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin
Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin (2019)Self - Interviewer and Narrator (voice)
The Dark Glow of the Mountains
The Dark Glow of the Mountains (1985)Self (voice)
Bells from the Deep
Bells from the Deep (1993)Narrator (voice)
How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck
How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck (1976)Self
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980)Self - Film Director: Nosferatu
Bride of the Orient
Bride of the Orient (1989)Businger
God's Angry Man
God's Angry Man (1983)Narrator (voice)
Echoes from a Sombre Empire
Echoes from a Sombre Empire (1990)Self
Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun
Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun (1989)Narrator (voice)
Handicapped Future
Handicapped Future (1971)Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
Dinotasia
Dinotasia (2012)Narrator (voice)
Gesualdo: Death for Five Voices
Gesualdo: Death for Five Voices (1995)Narrator (voice)
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer (2022)Self
Man of Flowers
Man of Flowers (1983)The Father
Portrait: Werner Herzog
Portrait: Werner Herzog (1986)Self
Last Exit: Space
Last Exit: Space (2022)Narrator (voice)
Capturing Reality
Capturing Reality (2008)Self
Jag Mandir: The Eccentric Private Theatre of the Maharaja of Udaipur
Jag Mandir: The Eccentric Private Theatre of the Maharaja of Udaipur (1991)Narrator (voice)
Tales of the Dumpster Kid
Tales of the Dumpster Kid (1974)Hurenmörder
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around (2013)Self
The Boxing Prince
The Boxing Prince (2002)Self
Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire
Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire (2022)Self (archive footage)
All In This Tea
All In This Tea (2007)
Werner We Love You
Werner We Love You (2017)Self
SnowwhiteRosered
SnowwhiteRosered (1991)Self
50 Films to See Before You Die
50 Films to See Before You Die (2006)Self
Wim Wenders, Desperado
Wim Wenders, Desperado (2020)Self
The Transformation of the World Into Music
The Transformation of the World Into Music (1996)Self
The Making of 'Nosferatu'
The Making of 'Nosferatu' (1979)Self
Manaslu: Mountain of Souls
Manaslu: Mountain of Souls (2018)Self
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers (2008)Self
On Borrowed Time
On Borrowed Time (2011)Self
Close Up
Close Up (2012)Self (archive footage)
Making of a True Story: Rescue Dawn
Making of a True Story: Rescue Dawn (2007)Self
A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner
A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner (2021)Self
The 100 Greatest Films
The 100 Greatest Films (2001)Self
I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog
I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog (1979)Self
Pierre Rissient: Man of Cinema
Pierre Rissient: Man of Cinema (2007)Self
The Ball Is a Scumbag
The Ball Is a Scumbag (2000)Self
Film Beyond Cinema: The Dumpster Kid Experiment and Other Utopias
Film Beyond Cinema: The Dumpster Kid Experiment and Other Utopias (2018)Self
The Man Who Killed John Wayne
The Man Who Killed John Wayne (2017)Self (archive footage)
40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight
40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight (2008)Self
The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2010)Himself
About a Hero
About a Hero (2024)
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant (2017)Self
Burning Heart
Burning Heart (1995)
Location Africa
Location Africa (1987)Self
Champions: A Comic Tale
Champions: A Comic Tale (2011)Self
The Arc of Oblivion
The Arc of Oblivion (2023)Narrator (voice)
Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood
Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood (2011)Self
Jihad in Hollywood
Jihad in Hollywood (2019)Self
BLAST!
BLAST! (2008)Narrator (voice)
The Killers: Unstaged
The Killers: Unstaged (2012)Self
Stardust Stricken: Mohsen Makhmalbaf, A Portrait
Stardust Stricken: Mohsen Makhmalbaf, A Portrait (1996)Self
I, I, I José Lewgoy
I, I, I José Lewgoy (2011)Self
10 Questions for Werner Herzog
10 Questions for Werner Herzog (2012)Self
Scénario de 'Sauve qui peut la vie'
Scénario de 'Sauve qui peut la vie' (1979)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tegoyo
Tegoyo (2022)Self (Voice)
To the End of the World... and Then a Little Bit Further
To the End of the World... and Then a Little Bit Further (1989)Self
Neuer Deutscher Film Report
Neuer Deutscher Film Report (1967)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2020)(archive footage)
Ally
Ally(voice)
Sirena
Sirena (2025)
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later (2010)Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. (2020)(archive footage)
Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance
Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance (2014)Self (archive footage)
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre (2019)Self
Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life
Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life (2021)Self (archive footage)
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema (1976)Self
Lost in the Garden of the World
Lost in the Garden of the World (1975)Self
Tattoo Uprising
Tattoo Uprising (2019)Self
Celebrating the Rice Media Center
Celebrating the Rice Media Center (2024)Self (archival footage)
Werner Herzog and Errol Morris on 'The Act of Killing'
Werner Herzog and Errol Morris on 'The Act of Killing' (2013)Self
One Hundred Years with Juan Rulfo
One Hundred Years with Juan Rulfo (2017)Self
Anyone who dares will take the cold off their horse
Anyone who dares will take the cold off their horse (2010)Self
The Best of Tromadance Film Festival: Volume 3
The Best of Tromadance Film Festival: Volume 3 (2004)Self (voice) ("Dribble" short)
Paradox Bullets
Paradox Bullets (2018)Narrator (voice)
The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus
The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus (2021)Self (archive footage)
Meteor: Sohrab Shahid Saless
Meteor: Sohrab Shahid Saless (2021)Self
Dear Werner (Walking on Cinema)
Dear Werner (Walking on Cinema) (2020)Narrator (voice)
Strawberryfields
Strawberryfields (2012)Turnlehrer
The Andinist
The Andinist (2020)The Painter (Narrator)
No Mr. Werner Herzog, this isn't your Cinématon
No Mr. Werner Herzog, this isn't your Cinématon (2012)Self
In the Edges: The 'Grizzly Man' Session
In the Edges: The 'Grizzly Man' Session (2005)Self
Journey Through History
Journey Through History (1977)Self
Jihad in Hollywood
Jihad in Hollywood (2016)Self
Bierbichler
Bierbichler (2008)Self
Dubai Winter Diary VI: Light and Reflections
Dubai Winter Diary VI: Light and Reflections (2012)Self
An Appreciation of Les Blank by Werner Herzog
An Appreciation of Les Blank by Werner Herzog (2013)Self
I'm a Soldier
I'm a Soldier (2018)Self
Die Erben von Papas Kino
Die Erben von Papas Kino (1968)

As Writer

Rescue Dawn
Rescue Dawn (2007)
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
Fitzcarraldo
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (2016)
Queen of the Desert
Queen of the Desert (2015)
Encounters at the End of the World
Encounters at the End of the World (2007)
Stroszek
Stroszek (1977)
Into the Abyss
Into the Abyss (2011)
Into the Inferno
Into the Inferno (2016)
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2010)
My Best Fiend
My Best Fiend (1999)
Woyzeck
Woyzeck (1979)
Cobra Verde
Cobra Verde (1987)
Lessons of Darkness
Lessons of Darkness (1992)
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (2010)
Heart of Glass
Heart of Glass (1976)
Even Dwarfs Started Small
Even Dwarfs Started Small (1971)
Little Dieter Needs to Fly
Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997)
Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds
Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds (2020)
The Wild Blue Yonder
The Wild Blue Yonder (2005)
Fata Morgana
Fata Morgana (1972)
The White Diamond
The White Diamond (2004)
Salt and Fire
Salt and Fire (2016)
Family Romance, LLC
Family Romance, LLC (2019)
Land of Silence and Darkness
Land of Silence and Darkness (1971)
Meeting Gorbachev
Meeting Gorbachev (2019)
The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner
The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner (1974)
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1988)
Invincible
Invincible (2001)
Where the Green Ants Dream
Where the Green Ants Dream (1984)
Signs of Life
Signs of Life (1968)
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002)
Wheel of Time
Wheel of Time (2003)
Ghost Elephants
Ghost Elephants (2026)
Wings of Hope
Wings of Hope (1999)
Last Words
Last Words (1968)
The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft
The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft (2024)
Ballad of the Little Soldier
Ballad of the Little Soldier (1984)
Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin
Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin (2019)
The Dark Glow of the Mountains
The Dark Glow of the Mountains (1985)
Bells from the Deep
Bells from the Deep (1993)
The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress Deutschkreuz
The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress Deutschkreuz (1967)
Precautions Against Fanatics
Precautions Against Fanatics (1969)
Herakles
Herakles (1962)
God's Angry Man
God's Angry Man (1983)
Echoes from a Sombre Empire
Echoes from a Sombre Empire (1990)
No One Will Play with Me
No One Will Play with Me (1976)
Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun
Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun (1989)
Handicapped Future
Handicapped Future (1971)
Gesualdo: Death for Five Voices
Gesualdo: Death for Five Voices (1995)
Portrait: Werner Herzog
Portrait: Werner Herzog (1986)
Jag Mandir: The Eccentric Private Theatre of the Maharaja of Udaipur
Jag Mandir: The Eccentric Private Theatre of the Maharaja of Udaipur (1991)
The Flying Doctors of East Africa
The Flying Doctors of East Africa (1970)
The Transformation of the World Into Music
The Transformation of the World Into Music (1996)
Bucking Fastard
Bucking Fastard
Theater of Thought
Theater of Thought (2024)
The Twilight World
The Twilight World
Ten Thousand Years Older
Ten Thousand Years Older (2002)
The hunger in the world explained to my son
The hunger in the world explained to my son