Portrait: Werner Herzog (1986) - Double Feature

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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.


Main Cast: Werner Herzog, Reinhold Messner, Lotte Eisner, Mick Jagger, Jason Robards, Klaus Kinski, Paul Hittscher, Thomas Mauch, Beat Presser, Walter Saxer

Director: Werner Herzog

Writer: Werner Herzog

Editor: Maximiliane Mainka

Cinematographer: Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein


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