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Birthday: August 14, 2045
Born in Dusseldorf just after the end of World War II, German film director Wim Wenders grew up with an insatiable appetite for American movies. Not all that interested in big-budget products, he, instead, developed a fascination with B-movies, notably melodramas and Westerns. After studying Medicine and Philosophy in his native country, Wenders took up art in Paris (a mecca for ...more
- 1999
- National Board of Review
- Best Documentary
- Buena Vista Social Club
- win
- 1999
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Documentary Feature
- Buena Vista Social Club
- nom
- 1993
- Cannes Film Festival
- Grand Jury Prize
- Faraway, So Close!
- win
- 1988
- European Film Academy
- Best Director
- Wings of Desire
- win
- 1988
- Independent Spirit Awards
- Best Foreign Film
- Wings of Desire
- win
- 1995
- Die Nacht der Regisseure
- Himself (uncredited)
- 1989
- Notebook on Cities and Clothes
- Himself
- 1987
- Helsinki Napoli All Night Long
- Gas Station Attendant=
- 1985
- King Kongs Faust
- film director
- 1980
- Lightning Over Water
- Wim Wenders
- 2009
- 8
- Director
- 2008
- The Palermo Shooting
- Director
- 2008
- The Palermo Shooting
- Producer
- 2008
- The Palermo Shooting
- Screenwriter
- 2008
- The Clone Returns Home
- Executive Producer
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