Portrait: Werner Herzog (1986)
Release Date: 27 March 1986
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.
Runtime: 28 min
Vote Average: 7.1
Vote Count: 12
Production Companies : Werner Herzog Filmproduktion,
Production Countries: Germany
Budget: $ 0
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Cast
Werner Herzog
Reinhold Messner
Lotte Eisner
Mick Jagger
Jason Robards
Klaus Kinski
Paul Hittscher
Thomas Mauch
Beat Presser
Walter Saxer
Franz Josef Strauß
