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Portrait: Werner Herzog

03/27/1986

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0hr 28min

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Documentary

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Werner Herzog
  • Reinhold Messner
  • Lotte Eisner
  • Mick Jagger
  • Jason Robards

    Director

  • Werner Herzog

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Werner Herzog Filmproduktion

    Production Countries

  • Germany

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • German

Cast

Reinhold Messner

Self

Lotte Eisner

Self

Mick Jagger

Self (archive footage)

Jason Robards

Self (archive footage)

Klaus Kinski

Self (archive footage)

Paul Hittscher

Self (archive footage)

Franz Josef Strauß

Self - Oktoberfest

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