Werner Herzog

Director, Writer, Producer

Birthdate: Sep 5, 1942

Birthplace: Munich, Bavaria, Germany

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.

Known For

Fitzcarraldo
Fitzcarraldo

(1982)

Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Aguirre, the Wrath of God

(1972)

Grizzly Man
Grizzly Man

(2005)

Werner Herzog Movies

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  • 2026 |

    Ghost Elephants

    asSelf - Narrator
  • 2022 |
    Last Exit: Spaceas Narrator
  • 2022 |
    The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafftas Narrator
  • 2022 |
    Theatre of Thought
  • 2022 |
    Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
  • 2020 |
    Dear Werneras Narrator
  • 2020 |
    Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds
  • 2020 |
    Wim Wenders: Desperado
  • 2019 |
    Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin
  • 2019 |
    Family Romance, LLC
  • 2019 |
    Jihad in Hollywood
  • 2019 |
    Tattoo Uprising
  • 2018 |
    Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
  • 2018 |
    Der Film verlässt das Kino: Vom Kübelkind-Experiment und anderen Utopien
  • 2018 |
    Manaslu - Berg der Seelen
  • 2016 |
    Into the Inferno
  • 2016 |
    Salt and Fireas Man with One Story
  • 2015 |
    O Homem que Matou John Wayne
  • 2015 |
    Queen of the Desert
  • 2014 |

    Penguins of Madagascar

    asDocumentary Filmmaker
  • 2013 |
    The Unbelievers
  • 2010 |
    Happy People: A Year in the Taiga
  • 2012 |
    Dinotasiaas Narrator
  • 2012 |

    Jack Reacher

    asThe Zec
  • 2011 |
    Champions: A Comic Tale
  • 2011 |
    Into the Abyss
  • 2010 |
    Cave of Forgotten Dreams
  • 2011 |

    Cave of Forgotten Dreams

    asSelf, Self - Narrator
  • 2010 |
    Was ich bin sind meine Filme - Teil 2... nach 30 Jahren
  • 2009 |
    My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
  • 2009 |
    The Lonely
  • 2009 |
    Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
  • 2008 |
    Gegenschuss - Aufbruch der Filmemacher
  • 2007 |
    Encounters at the End of the Worldas Narrator
  • 2007 |
    Mister Lonelyas Father Umbrillo
  • 2007 |
    The Grandas The German
  • 2007 |
    Bierbichler
  • 2007 |
    Schegge di cinema e filosofia
  • 2006 |
    Rescue Dawn
  • 1987 |
    Cobra Verde
  • 2006 |
    All in This Tea
  • 2005 |
    The Wild Blue Yonder
  • 2005 |
    Grizzly Man
  • 2004 |
    The White Diamond
  • 2004 |
    Incident at Loch Ness
  • 2003 |
    Wheel of Time
  • 2002 |
    Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
  • 2002 |
    The Boxing Prince
  • 2001 |
    Invincible
  • 2000 |
    A Brief History of Errol Morris
  • 2000 |
    Der letzte Dokumentarfilm
  • 2000 |
    Klaus Kinski - Ich bin kein Schauspieler
  • 1999 |
    My Best Fiend
  • 1999 |
    Julien Donkey-Boyas Father
  • 1997 |
    Little Dieter Needs to Fly
  • 1996 |
    Stardust Stricken - Mohsen Makhmalbaf: A Portrait
  • 1993 |
    Bells from the Deep: Faith and Superstition in Russiaas Narrator
  • 1991 |
    Schneeweißrosenrot
  • 1991 |
    Scream of Stone
  • 1990 |
    Echoes From a Somber Empire
  • 1989 |
    Bride of the Orientas Gemeindeschreiber Businger
  • 1989 |
    Il cuore e le gambe (Herzog)
  • 1988 |
    Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy
  • 1987 |
    Bikini - Mon amouras Narrator German
  • 1985 |
    Tokyo-Ga
  • 1984 |
    Ballad of the Little Soldier
  • 1984 |
    The Dark Glow of the Mountains
  • 1984 |
    Where the Green Ants Dream
  • 1983 |
    Man of Flowersas Charles' Father
  • 1982 |
    Burden of Dreams
  • 1982 |
    Fitzcarraldo
  • 1979 |
    Nosferatu the Vampyre
  • 1979 |
    Woyzeck
  • 1978 |
    I Am My Films
  • 1977 |
    Stroszek
  • 1976 |
    Heart of Glass
  • 1974 |
    The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
  • 1974 |
    The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steineras Narrator
  • 1972 |
    Aguirre, the Wrath of God
  • 1971 |
    Fata Morgana
  • 1971 |
    Land of Silence and Darkness
  • 1970 |
    Even Dwarfs Started Small
  • 1968 |
    Signs of Life

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  • 2018 |

    Life Itself

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