Portrait: Werner Herzog

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Werner Herzog

Self

Age : 81 | Popularity : 12%

Reinhold Messner

Self

Age : 79 | Popularity : 5%

Lotte Eisner

Self

Age : 87 | Popularity : 10%

Mick Jagger

Self (archive footage)

Age : 80 | Popularity : 9%

Jason Robards

Self (archive footage)

Age : 78 | Popularity : 7%

Klaus Kinski

Self (archive footage)

Age : 65 | Popularity : 14%

Paul Hittscher

Self (archive footage)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Thomas Mauch

Self (archive footage)

Age : 87 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Werner Herzog
Writing	Writer	Werner Herzog
Sound	Original Music Composer	Popol Vuh
Crew	Cinematography	Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein
Production	Producer	Lucki Stipetić
Editing	Editor	Maximiliane Mainka
Department	Role	Name

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