Werner Herzog
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Filmography
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Lessons of Darkness
(1992)This film shows the disaster of the Kuwaitian oil fields in flames.

Little Dieter Needs to Fly
(1997)Werner Herzog directs this award-winning documentary about German-American Dieter Dengler, which inspired his later film Rescue Dawn. Here the American naval pilot shares his experience escaping from a POW camp in the Vietnam War.

Wheel of Time
(2003)An exploration of the relationship between the physical and spiritual worlds via the gathering of more than a half million Tibetan Buddhists in India.

The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner
(1974)A study of the psychology of a champion ski-jumper, whose full-time occupation is carpentry.

Cave of Forgotten Dreams
(2010)An exclusive tour of humanity's oldest known artworks.

Into the Abyss
(2011)Filmmaker Werner Herzog explores capital punishment in America through interviews with a convicted killer, their victims' families and members of the Texas criminal justice system.

La Soufrière: Waiting for an Inevitable Catastrophe
(1977)Herzog takes a film crew to the island of Guadeloupe when he hears that the volcano on the island is going to erupt. Everyone has left, except for one old man who refuses to leave.

Into the Inferno
(2016)With stunning views of eruptions and lava flows, Werner Herzog captures the raw power of volcanoes and their ties to indigenous spiritual practices.

My Best Fiend
(1999)Herzog traces the often violent ups and downs of his relationship with actor Klaus Kinski, revisiting the various locations of their films and talking to the people they worked with.

Ballad of the Little Soldier
(1984)1984 documentary film directed by Werner Herzog about children soldiers in Nicaragua. The film focuses on a group of Miskito Indians who used children soldiers in their resistance against the Sandinistas.

The Dark Glow of the Mountain
(1985)Werner Herzog follows mountaineers Hans Kammerlander and Reinhold Messner during their expedition into climbing the Gasherbrum mountains, which has some of the most difficult peaks to be conquered, and they'll do it without the use of oxygen tanks.

Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun
(1989)Herzog's documentary of the Wodaabe people of the Sahara/Sahel region. Particular attention is given to the tribe's spectacular courtship rituals and 'beauty pageants', where eligible young men strive to outshine each other and attract mates.

Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds
(2020)From directors Werner Herzog and Clive Oppenheimer, 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.

How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck
(1976)Herzog examines the world championships for cattle auctioneers, his fascination with a language created by an economic system, and compares it to the lifestyle of the Amish, who live nearby.

God's Angry Man
(1983)The documentary follows Gene Scott, famous televangelist involved with constant fights against FCC, who tried to shut down his TV show during the 1970's and 1980's, complaining about their lack of support by not sending enough money to keep going.

Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin
(2019)Werner Herzog turns the camera on himself and his friendship with late travel writer Bruce Chatwin, whose quest for truth took him around the globe.

Dinotasia
(2012)A series of vignettes about dinosaurs based on paleontology and the latest fossil records, with both familiar faces and newer discoveries.

BLAST!
(2008)Blast! Is a spectacular and suspenseful story of space exploration. Five-time Emmy winner Paul Devlin (SlamNation, Power Trip) follows his brother Mark Devlin, Ph.D., to five continents, from the Arctic to the Antarctic, to launch a revolutionary new tele.

Last Exit: Space
(2022)Embark on a mind-bending journey as Rudolph and Werner Herzog explore the future of colonizing space with cutting-edge scientists, space anthropologists and leading astronomers who believe the answer to human survival may be discovered among the stars.

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
(2017)An intimate portrait of filmmaker Werner Herzog. A glimpse of a master at work, exploring some of the most abiding and deepest themes of his films.