Werner Herzog

Airship engineer Dr. Graham Dorrington embarks on a trip to the giant Kaieteur Falls in the heart of Guyana, hoping to fly his helium-filled invention above the tree tops.

A study of the psychology of a champion ski-jumper, whose full-time occupation is carpentry.

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.

Filmmaker Werner Herzog captures the juxtaposition of man and nature, as he chronicles life in and around Antarctica's McMurdo Station.

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

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.

Interviews, archival footage and never-before-seen excerpts from the iconic German director himself reveal extraordinary anecdotes about his process.

The Arc of Oblivion explores a quirk of humankind: in a universe that erases its tracks, we humans are hellbent on leaving a trace. Including interviews with documentarians Werner Herzog and Kirsten Johnson - The Arc of Oblivion reveals how nature inspires the human drive behind filmmaking, and illuminates the strange world of archives, record-keeping, and memory.

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.

For nearly five years, acclaimed German filmmaker Werner Herzog desperately tried to complete one of the most ambitious and difficult films of his career, Fitzcarraldo, the story of one man's attempt to build an opera house deep in the Amazon jungle. Documentary filmmaker Les Blank captured the unfolding of this production, made more perilous by Herzog's determination to shoot the most daunting scenes without models or special effects, including a sequence requiring hundreds of native Indians to pull a full-size, 320-ton steamship over a small mountain. The result is an extraordinary document of the filmmaking process and a unique look into the single-minded mission of one of cinema's most fearless directors.

German director Wim Wenders travels to Tokyo to explore the world of one of his cinematic heroes, Japanese celebrated film director Yasujirō Ozu. Sequences of Wenders’ view of Japan alternate with encounters and conversations with the crew and cast members of Ozu’s films.

A zesty paean of praise to the greater glories of garlic. This lip-smacking foray into the history, consumption, cultivation and culinary/curative powers of the stinking rose features chef Alice Waters of Chez Panisse, and a flavorful musical soundtrack. A film by Les Blank with Maureen Gosling, 51 minutes,1980.

Acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog chronicles the life of Mikhail Gorbachev, the eighth and final president of the Soviet Union.

An improvisational comedy using a handful of actors playing characters competing in an actual poker tournament.

From antiquity to the present, this illuminating documentary reveals the artistic and historical roots of today's tattoo explosion.

Acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog takes us on an examination of the existential impact of our digital age and culture — from the internet to A.I.

This documentary explores key moments in the life of writer Juan Rulfo, with artists such as Werner Herzog and Eduardo Galeano reflecting on his work.

Based on Lee Child’s bestselling novel, ex-military investigator Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise) must fight for the truth when an unspeakable crime is committed - one that pits him against an unexpected enemy with a skill for violence and a secret to keep.