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.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Werner Herzog, Reinhold Messner, Lotte Eisner, Mick Jagger, Jason Robards, Klaus Kinski
Crew: Werner Herzog (Director), Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein (Cinematography), Maximiliane Mainka (Editor), Popol Vuh (Original Music Composer), Werner Herzog (Writer), Lucki Stipetić (Producer)
Country: Germany
Language: English, Deutsch
Studio: Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Runtime: 28 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Mar 27, 1986
IMDb: 3.8
Keywords:autobiography, filmmaking