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    Glaube und Währung - Dr. Gene Scott, Fernsehprediger 1981 POSTER

    Glaube und Währung - Dr. Gene Scott, Fernsehprediger

    1981

    German

    6.7

    4

    Action

    Documentary

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director Werner Herzog Werner Herzog as Narrator Gene Scott Gene Scott as Self Jake Hess Jake Hess as Self - Singer
    The documentary follows Gene Scott, famous televangelist involved with constant fights against FCC, who tried to shut down his TV show during the 1970s and '80s, and even argues with his viewers, complaining about their lack of support by not sending enough money to keep going with the show.
    How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck... 1976 POSTER

    How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck...

    1976

    German

    6.3

    4

    Action

    amish

    auction

    cattle

    Documentary

    pennsylvania, usa

    world championship

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director Werner Herzog Werner Herzog as Narrator Scott McKain Scott McKain as Self Ralph Wade Ralph Wade as Self Steve Liptay Steve Liptay as Self
    A documentary short examining the language and performance of auctioneering, filmed at the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship in Pennsylvania.
    Behinderte Zukunft 1971 POSTER

    Behinderte Zukunft

    1971

    German

    7.0

    5

    Action

    bodily disabled person

    disabled child

    Documentary

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director Werner Herzog Werner Herzog as Interviewer Rolf Illig Rolf Illig as Narrator Adolf Ratzka Adolf Ratzka as Self
    A documentary by Werner Herzog exploring the different treatment accorded to the disabled in Germany and the USA.
    The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner 1974 POSTER

    The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner

    1974

    German

    7.6

    5

    Action

    Biography

    Documentary

    portrait

    ski jump

    slow motion

    Sport

    sports

    switzerland

    yugoslavia

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director Werner Herzog Werner Herzog as Narrator Walter Steiner Walter Steiner as Self
    A study of the psychology of a champion ski-flyer, whose full-time occupation is carpentry.
    Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds 2020 POSTER

    Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds

    2020

    English

    7.0

    12

    98%

    64%

    Action

    Documentary

    meteor

    science

    space

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director Donna Rohrer Donna Rohrer as Self Joanna Bulger Joanna Bulger as Self Fátima Tec Pool Fátima Tec Pool as Self Werner Herzog Werner Herzog as Self - Narrator
    This remarkable journey across our planet and universe explores how meteorites, shooting stars, and deep impacts have awoken our wonder about other realms—and make us rethink our destinies.
    The White Diamond 2004 POSTER

    The White Diamond

    2004

    English

    7.5

    4

    90%

    86%

    Action

    airship

    aviation

    Documentary

    guyana

    hot air balloon

    jungle

    waterfall

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director Michael Wilk Michael Wilk as Self Anthony Melville Anthony Melville as Self Marc Anthony Yhap Marc Anthony Yhap as Self Werner Herzog Werner Herzog as Self - Narrator
    This 2004 documentary by Werner Herzog diaries the struggle of a passionate English inventor to design and test a unique airship during its maiden flight above the jungle canopy.
    Ballad of the Little Soldier 1984 POSTER

    Ballad of the Little Soldier

    1984

    German

    7.2

    6

    Action

    children in wartime

    child soldier

    Documentary

    documentary short

    nicaragua

    War

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director Werner Herzog Werner Herzog as Self Denis Reichle Denis Reichle as Self
    A group of Miskito Indians use Nicaraguan child soldiers in their resistance against the Sandinistas.
    Tattoo Uprising 2019 POSTER

    Tattoo Uprising

    2019

    English

    6.5

    2

    Action

    Documentary

    Alan Govenar Alan Govenar Director 'Calamity Jane' Nemhauser 'Calamity Jane' Nemhauser as Werner Herzog Werner Herzog as Self Les Blank Les Blank as Self Don Ed Hardy Don Ed Hardy as Self
    An examination of the artistic and historical roots of today's tattoo explosion.
    Signs of Life 1968 POSTER

    Signs of Life

    1968

    German

    7.0

    8

    92%

    71%

    Action

    descent into madness

    Drama

    german soldier

    greece

    soldier

    world war ii

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director Heinz Usener Heinz Usener as Doctor Achmed Hafiz Achmed Hafiz as Greek resident Henry van Lyck Henry van Lyck as Lieutenant Werner Herzog Werner Herzog as Soldat
    During World War II, three German soldiers are withdrawn from combat when one of them, Stroszek, is wounded. They are assigned to a small coastal community on the Greek island of Kos while Stroszek recuperates. The men become increasingly stir crazy in their uneventful new assignment. Stroszek eventually goes mad.
    Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin 2019 POSTER

    Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin

    2019

    English

    6.9

    1

    89%

    57%

    Action

    aids

    Biography

    bruce chatwin

    Documentary

    social & cultural documentary

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director Shaun Angeles Penange Shaun Angeles Penange as Self Peter Bartlett Peter Bartlett as Self Marcus Wheeler Marcus Wheeler as Self Werner Herzog Werner Herzog as Self - Interviewer and Narrator
    When Bruce Chatwin was dying of AIDS, his friend Werner Herzog made a final visit. As a parting gift, Chatwin gave him his rucksack. Thirty years later, Herzog sets out on his own journey, inspired by Chatwin’s passion for the nomadic life, uncovering stories of lost tribes, wanderers and dreamers.
    Wheel of Time 2003 POSTER

    Wheel of Time

    2003

    German

    7.1

    6

    94%

    77%

    Action

    buddhism

    dalai lama

    Documentary

    india

    ritual

    tibet

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director Werner Herzog Werner Herzog as Self Manfred Klell Manfred Klell as Self Ven. Geshe Ven. Geshe as Self Madhureeta Anand Madhureeta Anand as Self
    Wheel of Time is Werner Herzog's photographed look at the largest Buddhist ritual in Bodh Gaya, India.
    Heart of Glass 1976 POSTER

    Heart of Glass

    1976

    German

    6.8

    4

    93%

    72%

    Action

    allegory

    Drama

    dream

    dreams

    hypnosis

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director Martje Grohmann Martje Grohmann as Clemens Scheitz Clemens Scheitz as Adalbert Werner Herzog Werner Herzog as Glass Transporter Volker Prechtel Volker Prechtel as Wudy
    A small Bavarian village is renowned for its "Ruby Glass" glass blowing works. When the foreman of the works dies suddenly without revealing the secret of the Ruby Glass, the town slides into a deep depression, and the owner of the glassworks becomes obssessed with the lost secret.
    Last Exit: Space 2022 POSTER

    Last Exit: Space

    2022

    English

    6.0

    6

    100%

    40%

    Action

    Documentary

    high technology

    hope for future

    space exploration

    space flights

    space race

    space research

    Rudolph Herzog Rudolph Herzog Director Werner Herzog Werner Herzog as Elon Musk Elon Musk as Self Nicol Caplin Nicol Caplin as Self Simon Dubé Simon Dubé as Self
    Documentary about space colonization: a voyage across our planet, into the stars and beyond.
    Tokyo-Ga 1985 POSTER

    Tokyo-Ga

    1985

    German

    7.3

    7

    60%

    78%

    Documentary

    Wim Wenders Wim Wenders Director Chishû Ryû Chishû Ryû as Self Werner Herzog Werner Herzog as Self Chris Marker Chris Marker as Self Yûharu Atsuta Yûharu Atsuta as Self
    German director Wim Wenders tries to explore the Tokyo that was depicted in the films of Yasujiro Ozu and finds a very different city.
    Lessons of Darkness 1992 POSTER

    Lessons of Darkness

    1992

    German

    8.0

    14

    100%

    92%

    Documentary

    fire

    gulf war

    kuwait

    oil field

    War

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director Werner Herzog Werner Herzog as Narrator
    Shortly after the Gulf War, oil fires were raging all through Kuwait. In the week before this sea of fire would be extinguished, Werner Herzog filmed this apocalyptic landscape with its murky skies, scorched earth and capricious flames.
    Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World 2016 POSTER

    Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World

    2016

    English

    7.0

    69

    92%

    68%

    Action

    artificial intelligence

    artificial intelligence (a.i.)

    Documentary

    hacker

    old computers

    planet mars

    solar flare

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director George W. Bush George W. Bush as Himself Elon Musk Elon Musk as Himself Lawrence Krauss Lawrence Krauss as Himself Werner Herzog Werner Herzog as Himself
    Werner Herzog's exploration of the Internet and the connected world.
    Happy People: A Year in the Taiga 2010 POSTER

    Happy People: A Year in the Taiga

    2010

    English

    7.7

    6

    88%

    77%

    Action

    Documentary

    dog sled

    remoteness

    russia

    siberia

    snow

    wilderness

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director Gennadi Solovyov Gennadi Solovyov as Self Nikolay Nikiforovitch Siniaev Nikolay Nikiforovitch Siniaev as Self Anatoly Tarkovsky Anatoly Tarkovsky as Self Werner Herzog Werner Herzog as Self - Narrator
    In the center of the story is the life of the indigenous people of the village Bakhtia at the river Yenisei in the Siberian Taiga. The camera follows the protagonists in the village over a period of a year. The natives, whose daily routines have barely changed over the last centuries, keep living their lives according to their own cultural traditions.
    Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe 1980 POSTER

    Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe

    1980

    English

    7.2

    8

    70%

    70%

    Action

    betting

    Documentary

    eating

    preserved film

    shoe

    short

    short film

    Les Blank Les Blank Director Alice Waters Alice Waters as Assistant Cook Michael Goodwin Michael Goodwin as Driver / Interviewer Werner Herzog Werner Herzog as Himself Tom Luddy Tom Luddy as Master of Ceremonies
    Directors Werner Herzog and Errol Morris make a bet which results in Herzog living up to his promise that he would eat his shoe if Errol Morris ever completed the film Gates of Heaven.
    Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy 1988 POSTER

    Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy

    1988

    English

    7.4

    decadence

    Documentary

    steel town

    steel worker

    unemployment

    Tony Buba Tony Buba Director Werner Herzog Werner Herzog as Self Tony Buba Tony Buba as Self Sal Carollo Sal Carollo as Self Richard Waddingham Richard Waddingham as The Explainer
    Tony Buba, a film maker from Braddock, Pennsylvania, tells the story of his hometown's decline (along with the rest of the steel mill towns along the Monongahela River) while he dreams of making higher budget films. The picture documents, in a lighthearted way, the community anxiety and activism that accompanied the failure of the steel industry around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
    Grizzly Man 2005 POSTER

    Grizzly Man

    2005

    English

    7.8

    19

    93%

    85%

    Action

    Biography

    camcorder

    camping

    Documentary

    grizzly bear

    life and death

    self-abandonment

    unsociability

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director David Letterman David Letterman as Self Jewel Palovak Jewel Palovak as Self Sven Haakanson Jr. Sven Haakanson Jr. as Self - Alutiiq Museum Director Werner Herzog Werner Herzog as Self / Narrator / Interviewer
    Werner Herzog's documentary film about the "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen summers in a National Park in Alaska were like in one man's attempt to protect the grizzly bears. The film is full of unique images and a look into the spirit of a man who sacrificed himself for nature.
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