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Werner Herzog ( German: [ˈvɛʁnɐ ˈhɛʁtsoːk]; né Stipetić; born 5 September 1942) is a German filmmaker, actor, opera director, and author.
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.
Werner Herzog (born 1942) is a German filmmaker whose films often feature ambitious or deranged protagonists with impossible dreams. Herzog's works span myriad genres and mediums, but he is particularly well known for his documentary films, which he typically narrates.
Werner Herzog, director of more than 40 feature films and documentaries that rank among the milestones of cinematic art, talks with writer Jan Brandt about the importance of writing and literature for his work.
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.
May 29, 2024 · Werner Herzog, German motion-picture director whose unusual films captured men and women at psychological extremes. With Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Volker Schlondorff, Herzog led the influential postwar West German cinema movement.
Jun 14, 2024 · All Werner Herzog Movies Ranked. The cosmically dry, low-key hilarious Werner Herzog has transformed himself into a global treasure over the span of a six decade career.
Oct 25, 2023 · German filmmaker Werner Herzog's earliest memory is of war. He was 2 and a half in April 1945, and his mother woke him up in the middle of the night, wrapped him in blankets and rushed outside...
Oct 25, 2023 · Werner Herzog discusses the true story behind his novel The Twilight World, how he manages working on multiple projects at once and why he doesn't like speaking French.
Herzog was the first filmmaker to enter the Chauvet Cave in southern France, shooting his 3D documentary ‚Cave of Forgotten Dreams‘ (2010). He also made a film portrait about inmates on death row (Into the Abyss, 2011), which was followed by a series of eight parts (On Death Row, 2012-2013).
