Portrait: Werner Herzog (1986)

Portrait: Werner Herzog (1986)

1986-03-27 Germany 28 Min. PG-13
7.2 11 votes

Overview

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

Werner Herzog is Self
Self
Reinhold Messner is Self
Self
Lotte Eisner is Self
Self
Mick Jagger is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Jason Robards is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Klaus Kinski is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Paul Hittscher is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Thomas Mauch is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Beat Presser is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Walter Saxer is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Franz Josef Strauß is Self - Oktoberfest
Self - Oktoberfest

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