Birthday: September 05, 1942
One of the most influential filmmakers in New German Cinema and one of the most extreme personalities in film per se, larger-than-life Werner Herzog quickly gained recognition not only for creating some of the most fantastic narratives in the history of the medium, but for pushing himself and his crew to absurd and unprecedented lengths, again and again, in order to achieve the effects ...more- 2008
- Independent Spirit Awards
- Best Documentary
- Encounters at the End of the World
- nom
- 2008
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Documentary Feature
- Encounters at the End of the World
- nom
- 1991
- Venice International Film Festival
- Special Osella d'oro
- Schrei Aus Stein
- win
- 1982
- Cannes Film Festival
- Best Director
- Fitzcarraldo
- win
- 2007
- Encounters at the End of the World
- Narrator
- 2007
- Mister Lonely
- Father Umbrillo
- 2005
- Grizzly Man
- Narrator
- 2002
- Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
- Narrator
- 1999
- Julien Donkey-Boy
- Father
- 2009
- My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
- Director
- 2009
- My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
- Screenwriter
- 2009
- Bad Lieutenant
- Director
- 2007
- Encounters at the End of the World
- Director














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