Directed by:
Thomas von SteinaeckerScreenplay:
Thomas von SteinaeckerCinematography:
Henning BrümmerCast:
Werner Herzog, Nicole Kidman, Robert Pattinson, Carl Weathers, Wim Wenders, Chloé Zhao, Joshua Oppenheimer, Volker Schlöndorff, Patti Smith, Peter Zeitlinger (more)Plots(1)
Master filmmaker, auteur, poet, truth seeker, explorer, brand, meme, actor, lauded voice artiste, doomsayer, legend... that is Werner Herzog. This is a man, who had a 320-ton steamboat hauled over a steep hill in Peru, who hypnotises his actors, climbs down volcanoes, talks to murderers on death row, cooks and eats his own shoe and was once shot at. It’s these moments along with other stories as well as his appearance in everything from The Simpsons to The Mandalorian that have made Herzog a cult figure the world over. With exclusive behind-the-scenes access into Herzog’s everyday life, rare archive material and in-depth interviews with the man himself and celebrated collaborators - including Christian Bale, Nicole Kidman, and his wife Lena Herzog - we are given an exciting glimpse into this work process and personal life. Also appearing in the film are Joshua Oppenheimer, Robert Pattinson, Patti Smith, Carl Weathers, Wim Wenders and Chloé Zhao. (British Film Institute (BFI))
(more)Cast
Werner Herzog
German Empire
Best movies:
Home from Home - Chronicle of a Vision (2013)
Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
Jack Reacher (2012)
Nicole Kidman
USA
Best movies:
Cold Mountain (2003)
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
The Others (2001)
Robert Pattinson
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) - a.f.
The King (2019)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Carl Weathers
USA
Best movies:
Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) (video compilation)
Rocky (1976)
Predator (1987)
Wim Wenders
Best movies:
Kings of the Road (1976)
Alice in the Cities (1974)
Summer in the City (1971)
Chloé Zhao
China
Volker Schlöndorff
German Empire
Best movies:
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)
Léon Morin, Priest (1961)
The Finger Man (1962)
Patti Smith
USA
Best movies:
The Best of R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (2003) (video compilation)
The Rugrats Movie (1998)
The Big Empty (2003)
Peter Zeitlinger
Czechoslovakia
Thomas Mauch
German Empire
Christian Bale
UK
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
Ford v Ferrari (2019)
The Prestige (2006)