Portrait: Werner Herzog
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is 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.
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Jason Robards
archive footage
Klaus Kinski
archive footage
Werner Herzog
Himself
Reinhold Messner
Himself
Mick Jagger
archive footage
Thomas Mauch
archive footage
Lotte Eisner
Herself
Paul Hittscher
archive footage
Beat Presser
archive footage
Walter Saxer
Himself (archive footage)
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