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    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.
    Meeting Gorbachev 2018 POSTER

    Meeting Gorbachev

    2018

    English

    7.2

    2

    86%

    68%

    Biography

    Documentary

    History

    mikhail gorbachev

    perestroika

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan as Self Vladimir Putin Vladimir Putin as Self Leonid Brezhnev Leonid Brezhnev as Self Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev as Self
    Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Soviet Union, sits down with filmmaker Werner Herzog to discuss his many achievements. Topics include the talks to reduce nuclear weapons, the reunification of Germany and the dissolution of his country.
    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.
    Even Dwarfs Started Small 1970 POSTER

    Even Dwarfs Started Small

    1970

    German

    6.7

    5

    100%

    76%

    Comedy

    destruction

    Drama

    insurrection

    malice

    rage and hate

    small person

    teacher

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director Alfredo Piccini Alfredo Piccini as Anselmo Erna Gschwendtner Erna Gschwendtner as Azucar Gerd Gickel Gerd Gickel as Pepe Gerhard Maerz Gerhard Maerz as Territory
    A group of tormented patients stage a coup at an oppressive, dismal asylum after they're not allowed out on an excursion.
    Cobra Verde 1987 POSTER

    Cobra Verde

    1987

    German

    6.9

    9

    83%

    75%

    Adventure

    africa

    Drama

    murder

    pregnancy

    slave trade

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director Peter Berling Peter Berling as Bernabé Benito Stefanelli Benito Stefanelli as Captain Pedro Vicente José Lewgoy José Lewgoy as Don Octavio Coutinho Klaus Kinski Klaus Kinski as Francisco Manoel da Silva 'Cobra Verde'
    A fearsome 19th century bandit, Cobra Verde cuts a swath through Brazil until he arrives at the sugar plantation of Don Octávio Countinho. Not knowing that his new guest is the notorious bandit and impressed by his ruthless ways, Don Octávio hires Cobra Verde to oversee his slaves. But when Cobra Verde impregnates Don Octávio’s three daughters, the incensed plantation owner exiles the outlaw to Africa where he is expected to reopen the slave trade. Following his trans-Atlantic journey, Cobra Verde exploits tribal conflicts to commandeer an abandoned fortress and whips an army of naked warriors into a frenzied bloodlust as he vies for survival.
    Rescue Dawn 2006 POSTER

    Rescue Dawn

    2006

    English

    7.2

    122

    90%

    75%

    Action

    Adventure

    Biography

    Drama

    escape

    laos

    pipe smoking

    prisoner of war

    Thriller

    vietnam war

    War

    war crimes

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director Marshall Bell Marshall Bell as Admiral Christian Bale Christian Bale as Dieter Dengler Steve Zahn Steve Zahn as Duane François Chau François Chau as Province Governor
    A US Fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.
    Woyzeck 1979 POSTER

    Woyzeck

    1979

    German

    7.0

    14

    86%

    76%

    Action

    becoming an adult

    child hero

    childhood trauma

    Drama

    leipzig

    leipzig, germany

    revenge

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director Wolfgang Bächler Wolfgang Bächler as Jew Irm Hermann Irm Hermann as Margret Dieter Augustin Dieter Augustin as Marktschreier Klaus Kinski Klaus Kinski as Woyzeck
    Having fathered an illegitimate child with his lover, Marie, feckless soldier Franz Woyzeck takes odd jobs around his small town to provide some extra money for them. One job is volunteering for experiments conducted by a local doctor, who puts Woyzeck on a diet of peas. This serves to drive him close to madness, and the discovery that Marie is involved in an affair with the local drum major exacerbates the situation. Pushed too far, Woyzeck resorts to violence.
    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.
    Fitzcarraldo 1982 POSTER

    Fitzcarraldo

    1982

    German

    7.9

    36

    77%

    92%

    Action

    Adventure

    amazon rainforest

    ambition

    Drama

    Music

    peru

    plantation

    south america

    steamboat

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director José Lewgoy José Lewgoy as Don Aquilino Claudia Cardinale Claudia Cardinale as Molly Peter Berling Peter Berling as Opera Manager Mick Jagger Mick Jagger as Wilbur
    Fitzcarraldo is a dreamer who plans to build an opera house in Iquitos, in the Peruvian Amazon, so, in order to finance his project, he embarks on an epic adventure to collect rubber, a very profitable product, in a remote and unexplored region of the rainforest.
    Land of Silence and Darkness 1971 POSTER

    Land of Silence and Darkness

    1971

    German

    7.9

    14

    86%

    88%

    acceptance

    Action

    deaf

    deaf-mute

    Documentary

    observational documentary

    social acceptance

    struggle for independence

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director M. Baaske M. Baaske as Rolf Illig Rolf Illig as Narrator Fini Straubinger Fini Straubinger as Self Elsa Fehrer Elsa Fehrer as Self
    Through examining Fini Straubinger, an old woman who has been deaf and blind since her teens, and her work on behalf of other deaf-blind people, this film shows how the deaf-blind struggle to understand and accept a world from which they are almost wholly isolated.
    Nosferatu the Vampyre 1979 POSTER

    Nosferatu the Vampyre

    1979

    German

    7.4

    64

    93%

    83%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    Fantasy

    good and bad

    Horror

    pest

    ship

    small town

    transylvania

    vampire

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director Klaus Kinski Klaus Kinski as Count Dracula Bruno Ganz Bruno Ganz as Jonathan Harker Isabelle Adjani Isabelle Adjani as Lucy Harker Dan van Husen Dan van Husen as Warden
    A real estate agent leaves behind his beautiful wife to go to Transylvania to visit the mysterious Count Dracula and formalize the purchase of a property in Wismar.
    Into the Abyss 2011 POSTER

    Into the Abyss

    2011

    English

    7.3

    4

    92%

    76%

    capital punishment

    Crime

    death penalty

    death row

    death row inmate

    Documentary

    Drama

    texas

    texas, usa

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director Jared Talbert Jared Talbert as Self - Citizen of Conroe Texas Amanda West Amanda West as Self - Former Bartender Delbert Burkett Delbert Burkett as Self - Jason Burkett's Father Werner Herzog Werner Herzog as Self - Narrator
    We do not know when and how we will die. Death Row inmates do. Werner Herzog embarks on a dialogue with Death Row inmates, asks questions about life and death and looks deep into these individuals, their stories, their crimes.
    The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft 2022 POSTER

    The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft

    2022

    English

    7.6

    7

    88%

    Action

    biography

    Documentary

    History

    married couple

    scientific study

    scientist

    volcano

    volcanology

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director Werner Herzog Werner Herzog as Narrator Harry Glicken Harry Glicken as Self Katia Krafft Katia Krafft as Self Maurice Krafft Maurice Krafft as Self
    Filmmaker Werner Herzog combs through the film archives of volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft to create a film that celebrates their legacy.
    Cave of Forgotten Dreams 2010 POSTER

    Cave of Forgotten Dreams

    2010

    English

    7.4

    26

    96%

    73%

    Action

    cave

    cave painting

    Documentary

    History

    prehistory

    scientist

    secret

    southern france

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director Maria Malina Maria Malina as Herself Valerie Feruglio Valerie Feruglio as Herself Nicholas Conard Nicholas Conard as Himself Werner Herzog Werner Herzog as Himself / Narrator
    Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting.
    Into the Inferno 2016 POSTER

    Into the Inferno

    2016

    English

    7.2

    11

    92%

    73%

    Action

    archaeology

    Documentary

    ethiopia

    indonesia

    volcano

    volcanologist

    volcanology

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director Werner Herzog Werner Herzog as Self German Qoheleth German Qoheleth as Self Sarmin Sarmin as Self - Carpenter Kwon Sung An Kwon Sung An as Self - Historian
    With stunning views of eruptions and lava flows, Werner Herzog captures the raw power of volcanoes and their ties to indigenous spiritual practices.
    Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans 2009 POSTER

    Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

    2009

    English

    6.6

    59

    86%

    57%

    Action

    blackmail

    corruption

    Crime

    Drama

    gambling

    hallucination

    Mystery

    new orleans, louisiana

    police brutality

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director Eva Mendes Eva Mendes as Frankie Donnenfield Jennifer Coolidge Jennifer Coolidge as Genevieve Kerry Cahill Kerry Cahill as Second Narcotics Detective Nicolas Cage Nicolas Cage as Terence McDonagh
    Terrence McDonagh is a New Orleans Police sergeant, who receives a medal and a promotion to lieutenant for heroism during Hurricane Katrina. Due to his heroic act, McDonagh injures his back and becomes addicted to prescription pain medication. He then finds himself involved with a drug dealer who is suspected of murdering a family of African immigrants.
    Encounters at the End of the World 2007 POSTER

    Encounters at the End of the World

    2007

    English

    7.7

    12

    94%

    83%

    Action

    Documentary

    iceberg

    marine biologist

    penguin

    research station

    volcano

    wilderness

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director Werner Herzog Werner Herzog as Narrator Ashrita Furman Ashrita Furman as Self - Multiple World Record Holder Karen Joyce Karen Joyce as Self - Traveler, Computer Expert Libor Zicha Libor Zicha as Self - Utility Mechanic
    Herzog and cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger go to Antarctica to meet people who live and work there, and to capture footage of the continent's unique locations. Herzog's voiceover narration explains that his film will not be a typical Antarctica film about "fluffy penguins", but will explore the dreams of the people and the landscape.
    My Best Fiend 1999 POSTER

    My Best Fiend

    1999

    German

    7.8

    10

    78%

    92%

    Action

    Biography

    central and south america

    complex relationship

    Documentary

    employee boss relationship

    famous actor

    film director

    student mentor relationship

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director Jason Robards Jason Robards as Fitzcarraldo Claudia Cardinale Claudia Cardinale as Self Thomas Mauch Thomas Mauch as Self Mick Jagger Mick Jagger as Self - Wilbur
    A film that describes the love-hate relationship between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, the deep trust between the director and the actor, and their independently and simultaneously hatched plans to murder one another.
    Little Dieter Needs to Fly 1997 POSTER

    Little Dieter Needs to Fly

    1997

    English

    8.0

    2

    93%

    94%

    Biography

    Documentary

    Drama

    post war germany

    prisoner of war

    u.s. navy

    vietcong

    vietnam

    vietnam war

    War

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director Dieter Dengler Dieter Dengler as Self Eugene Deatrick Eugene Deatrick as Self Werner Herzog Werner Herzog as Self - Narrator
    Three decades after German-American pilot Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, he returns to the places where he was held prisoner during the early years of the Vietnam War. Accompanied by director Werner Herzog, Dengler describes in unusually candid detail his captivity, the friendships he made, and his daring escape. Not willing to stop there, Herzog even persuades his subject to re-enact certain tortures, with the help of some willing local villagers.
    Aguirre, the Wrath of God 1972 POSTER

    Aguirre, the Wrath of God

    1972

    German

    7.8

    39

    96%

    90%

    Action

    Adventure

    amazon

    Biography

    Drama

    gold

    gold rush

    History

    insanity

    peru

    sentence

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director Christian Brückner Christian Brückner as Balthasar Peter Berling Peter Berling as Don Fernando de Guzman Ruy Guerra Ruy Guerra as Don Pedro de Ursua Helena Rojo Helena Rojo as Inez
    A few decades after the destruction of the Inca Empire, a Spanish expedition led by the infamous Aguirre leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon River in search of the lost city of El Dorado. When great difficulties arise, Aguirre’s men start to wonder whether their quest will lead them to prosperity or certain death.
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