Portrait: Werner Herzog
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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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Lotte Eisner
Self
Jason Robards
Self (archive footage)
Klaus Kinski
Self (archive footage)
Werner Herzog
Self
Mick Jagger
Self (archive footage)
Reinhold Messner
Self
Franz Josef Strauß
Self - Oktoberfest
Walter Saxer
Self (archive footage)
Paul Hittscher
Self (archive footage)
Thomas Mauch
Self (archive footage)
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