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.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Keywords
- autobiography
- filmmaking
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Top Cast
Werner Herzog as Self
Reinhold Messner as Self
Lotte Eisner as Self
Mick Jagger as Self (archive footage)
Jason Robards as Self (archive footage)
Klaus Kinski as Self (archive footage)
Paul Hittscher as Self (archive footage)
Thomas Mauch as Self (archive footage)
Top Crew
Werner Herzog · Director, Writer
Popol Vuh · Composer
Maximiliane Mainka · Editor
Lucki Stipetić · Producer
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