Wim Wenders
Age: N/A | From: Düsseldorf, Germany
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Vimu Vendâsu , 文溫德斯 , 빔 벤더스 , Вим Вендерс , Вім Вендерс
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Düsseldorf, Germany
Homepage: https://www.wim-wenders.com/
Movie Involvements: 325
TV Involvements: 15
Most Famous Work
Biography
Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker and playwright, who is a major figure in New German Cinema. Among the honors he has received are prizes from the Cannes, Venice and Berlin film festivals. He has also received a BAFTA Award and been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Grammy Award. Wenders made his feature film debut with Summer in the City (1970). He earned critical acclaim for directing the films Alice in the Cities (1974), The Wrong Move (1975), and Kings of the Road (1976), later known as the Road Movie trilogy. Wenders won the BAFTA Award for Best Direction and the Palme d'Or for Paris, Texas (1984) and the Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award for Wings of Desire (1987). His other notable films include The American Friend (1977), Faraway, So Close! (1993), and Perfect Days (2023). Wenders has received three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature: for Buena Vista Social Club (1999), Pina (2011), and The Salt of the Earth (2014). He received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video for Willie Nelson at the Teatro (1998). He is also known for directing the documentaries Tokyo-Ga (1985), The Soul of a Man (2003), and Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (2018). Wenders has been the president of the European Film Academy since 1996 and won an Honorary Golden Bear in 2015. He is an active photographer, emphasizing images of desolate landscapes. He is considered an auteur director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wim Wenders, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
Perfect Days
(2023) Screenplay
Paris, Texas
(1984) Producer
The American Friend
(1977) Producer
Wings of Desire
(1987) Screenplay
Hammett
(1982) Director
Pina
(2011) Producer
City of Angels
(1998) Screenplay
Submergence
(2017) DirectorActing
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| 2023 | Self | |
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| 2022 | Self | |
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| Lui-même | ||
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| Wim Wenders | ||
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| 2021 | Self | |
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| 2020 | Self | |
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| 2019 | Larry | |
| Self - Filmmaker | ||
| 2018 | Self | |
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| Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| 2017 | Self (archive footage) | |
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| 2016 | Self | |
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| 2015 | Self | |
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| 2014 | Self | |
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| 2013 | Self | |
| Self - Reader (segment "A River of Tears") | ||
| 2012 | Self | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
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| 2011 | Self | |
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| Wim Wenders | ||
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| 2010 | Gray Fox | |
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| 2009 | Self | |
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| 2003 | Self | |
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| 2002 | Self | |
| Doctor #1 (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona") | ||
| 2001 | Self | |
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| 1999 | Self | |
| 1998 | Self | |
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| 1997 | Self | |
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| 1996 | Self | |
| 1995 | Self | |
| Regisseur / Milchmann | ||
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| 1994 | Self | |
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| 1993 | Santa Claus | |
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| 1992 | Self | |
| 1991 | N/A | |
| 1990 | Self | |
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| 1989 | Self | |
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| 1988 | Self | |
| 1987 | Gas Station Attendant | |
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| 1985 | Regisseur | |
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| 1984 | Dieb im Videoladen | |
| 1983 | Himself | |
| 1982 | Self | |
| N°212 | ||
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| Tram Passenger (uncredited) | ||
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| 1980 | Self | |
| 1979 | Self | |
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| 1978 | N°212 | |
| Another Director | ||
| 1977 | Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance | |
| Man in Dining Car (uncredited) | ||
| 1976 | Self | |
| Spectator at Pauline's Theater (uncredited) | ||
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| 1975 | Man Walking through Vienna Bus Station (uncredited) | |
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| 1974 | Self | |
| Man by Jukebox in American Cafe (uncredited) | ||
| 1971 | Billardspieler (uncredited) | |
| 1969 | N/A | |
| 1968 | Student | |
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| 1966 | Self | |
| 1951 | Self | |
| 1948 | Self | |
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| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
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| 2024 | Co-Producer | |
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| 2022 | Executive Producer | |
| 2021 | Executive Producer | |
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| 2020 | Producer | |
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| 2019 | Executive Producer | |
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| 2015 | Executive Producer | |
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| 2013 | Executive Producer | |
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| 2011 | Producer | |
| 2010 | Executive Producer | |
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| 1991 | Co-Producer | |
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| 1989 | Producer | |
| 1988 | Co-Producer | |
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| 1987 | Producer | |
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| 1979 | Associate Producer | |
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| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
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| 2023 | Director | |
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| 2012 | Director | |
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| 1969 | Director | |
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| 1968 | Director | |
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| 1967 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 2023 | Screenplay | |
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| 2020 | Writer | |
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| 2018 | Writer | |
| 2016 | Writer | |
| 2014 | Writer | |
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| 2012 | Writer | |
| 2011 | Screenplay | |
| 2010 | Writer | |
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| 2008 | Writer | |
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| 2004 | Screenplay | |
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| 1999 | Screenplay | |
| 1998 | Screenplay | |
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| 1997 | Story | |
| 1995 | Writer | |
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| 1991 | Screenplay | |
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| 1989 | Writer | |
| 1987 | Screenplay | |
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| 1980 | Writer | |
| 1977 | Screenplay | |
| 1976 | Screenplay | |
| 1975 | Writer | |
| 1974 | Screenplay | |
| 1973 | Writer | |
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| 1969 | Writer | |
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| 1968 | Writer | |
| 1967 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Camera
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 2014 | Still Photographer | |
| 2003 | Camera Operator | |
| 1995 | Still Photographer | |
| 1989 | Director of Photography | |
| 1985 | Additional Photography | |
| 1980 | Additional Camera | |
| 1979 | Director of Photography | |
| Camera Operator | ||
| 1969 | Director of Photography | |
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| 1968 | Director of Photography | |
| 1967 | Director of Photography | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 2012 | Thanks | |
| 2009 | Thanks | |
| 2002 | Presenter | |
| 1993 | Thanks | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Editing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 2000 | Archival Footage Research | |
| 1985 | Editor | |
| 1980 | Editor | |
| 1969 | Editor | |
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| 1968 | Editor | |
| 1967 | Editor | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 1987 | Sound Mix Technician | |
| 1979 | Sound | |
| 1969 | Sound | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
