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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.
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Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Original Title
Werner Herzog: Filmemacher
Original Language
German
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Cast
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Werner Herzog
Self
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Reinhold Messner
Self
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Lotte Eisner
Self
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Mick Jagger
Self (archive footage)
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Jason Robards
Self (archive footage)
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Klaus Kinski
Self (archive footage)
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Paul Hittscher
Self (archive footage)
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Thomas Mauch
Self (archive footage)
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Beat Presser
Self (archive footage)
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Walter Saxer
Self (archive footage)
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Franz Josef Strauß
Self - Oktoberfest
