Portrait: Werner Herzog
Portrait: Werner Herzog1986
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Portrait: Werner Herzog
28m·Documentary
Directed by Werner Herzog·1986
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7.1/10 avgAverage user ratingAn 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.
DirectorWerner HerzogStudioWerner Herzog Filmproduktion
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Werner HerzogSelf | Self |
 Reinhold MessnerSelf | Self |
| LLotte EisnerSelf | Self |
 Mick JaggerSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Jason RobardsSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Klaus KinskiSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Paul HittscherSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| TThomas MauchSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| BBeat PresserSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| WWalter SaxerSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Franz Josef StraußSelf - Oktoberfest | Self - Oktoberfest |