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Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Werner Herzog is given exclusive access to the Chauvet Caves in Southern France where he films the oldest pictorial creations of humankind in history.
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- Canada, United States, France • 2010
- Director Werner Herzog
- Cast Werner Herzog, Dominique Baffier, Jean Clottes, Jean-Michel Geneste
- Genre Documentary, Family
- Available on AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Pluto TV
Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin
Inspired by the nomadic life of his late friend Bruce Chatwin, Werner Herzog embarks on a journey around the world.
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- United Kingdom • 2019
- Director Werner Herzog
- Cast Werner Herzog, Bruce Chatwin
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, OVID, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
The White Diamond
Chronicles of Graham Dorrington, an English aeronautical engineer who designed an airship to fly over the Amazon jungle.
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- Germany, Japan, United Kingdom • 2004
- Director Werner Herzog
- Cast Werner Herzog, Graham Dorrington, Annette Scheurich
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Into the Inferno
What we worship can destroy us.
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- United Kingdom, Germany, Canada • 2016
- Director Werner Herzog
- Cast Werner Herzog, Clive Oppenheimer, Katia Krafft, Maurice Krafft, Sri Sumarti
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga
Inhabitants of the Siberian village Bakhta maintain cultural traditions and uphold a lifestyle that has barely changed in centuries.
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- Germany • 2010
- Director Dmitry Vasyukov
- Cast Werner Herzog
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Fandor Amazon Channel, OVID, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Freevee, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel, JustWatchTV
Meeting Gorbachev
Chronicles Mikhail Gorbachev’s rise from humble beginnings as a farm boy to President of the Soviet Union.
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- United Kingdom, United States, Germany • 2019
- Director Werner Herzog, André Singer
- Cast Mikhail Gorbachev, Werner Herzog, Miklós Németh, Lech Wałęsa, George Shultz
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Apple TV, Kanopy
My Best Fiend
(Mein liebster Feind)
A revelatory documentary depicting the complicated and conflict-filled relationship between an iconic filmmaker and actor.
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- Germany, United Kingdom, United States • 1999
- Director Werner Herzog
- Cast Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, Justo González, Mick Jagger, Eva Mattes
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Shout! Factory TV, Freevee, Cineverse, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
Incident at Loch Ness
A documentary filmmaking team follows Werner Herzog on his quest to explore the Myth of the Loch Ness Monster in this mokumentary.
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- United Kingdom • 2004
- Director Zak Penn
- Cast Werner Herzog, Kitana Baker, Gabriel Beistain, Russell Williams II, David A. Davidson, Michael Karnow
- Genre Adventure, Comedy, Horror
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Mister Lonely
A Michael Jackson lookalike moves in to a castle in Scotland with several other celebrity impersonators.
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- United Kingdom, France, Ireland • 2008
- Director Harmony Korine
- Cast Diego Luna, Samantha Morton, Denis Lavant, James Fox, Werner Herzog, Leos Carax
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video, The Roku Channel
Lessons of Darkness
(Lektionen in Finsternis)
As the oil fields of Kuwait burn, the filmmakers investigate the cataclysm of horror and beauty preceding the Gulf War.
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- France, United Kingdom, Germany • 1992
- Director Werner Herzog
- Cast Werner Herzog
- Genre Documentary, War
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandor, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Shout! Factory TV, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
Little Dieter Needs to Fly
During the Vietnam War, Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, captured, and escaped against the odds.
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- Germany, United Kingdom, France • 1997
- Director Werner Herzog
- Cast Dieter Dengler, Werner Herzog, Eugene Deatrick
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Fandor Amazon Channel, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandor, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Shout! Factory TV, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
On Death Row
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- United States, United Kingdom, Austria • 2012
- Creator Werner Herzog
- Cast Werner Herzog
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Tubi TV, Amazon Video, Amazon Prime Video, Crackle, The CW, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Freevee, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner
(Die große Ekstase des Bildschnitzers Steiner)
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- West Germany • 1974
- Director Werner Herzog
- Cast Werner Herzog, Walter Steiner
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Shout! Factory TV, Plex, Plex Channel
La Soufrière
(La Soufrière: Warten auf eine unausweichliche Katastrophe)
A volcano soon to erupt causes most of the island to evacuate, except for a few who will stay and face death.
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- West Germany • 1977
- Director Werner Herzog
- Cast Werner Herzog, Edward Lachman, Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, Plex, Plex Channel
The Fire Within: Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft
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- United Kingdom, Switzerland, United States • 2022
- Director Werner Herzog
- Cast Werner Herzog, Katia Krafft, Maurice Krafft, Harry Glicken
- Genre Documentary
- Available on History Vault, HISTORY Vault Amazon Channel, HISTORY Vault Apple TV Channel, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
Wings of Hope
(Julianes Sturz in den Dschungel)
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- Germany, United Kingdom • 2000
- Director Werner Herzog
- Cast Werner Herzog, Juliane Koepcke, Juan Zaplana Ramirez
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Tokyo-Ga
A documentary focusing on the legendary Japanese filmmaker Yasujirō Ozu and his collaborators.
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- United States, West Germany • 1985
- Director Wim Wenders
- Cast Yûharu Atsuta, Werner Herzog, Chishū Ryū, Chris Marker
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Criterion Channel
Echoes from a Sombre Empire
(Echos aus einem düsteren Reich)
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- France, Germany • 1990
- Director Werner Herzog
- Cast Michael Goldsmith, Werner Herzog, Augustine Assemat, David Dacko, Francis Szpiner, François Gibault
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Shout! Factory TV, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Ballad of the Little Soldier
(Ballade vom kleinen Soldaten)
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- West Germany • 1984
- Director Werner Herzog, Denis Reichle
- Cast Werner Herzog, Denis Reichle
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, Shout! Factory TV, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
Wim Wenders, Desperado
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- Germany • 2020
- Director Eric Friedler
- Cast Wim Wenders, Francis Ford Coppola, Willem Dafoe, Werner Herzog, Patti Smith, Bruno Ganz
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Man of Flowers
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- Australia • 1983
- Director Paul Cox
- Cast Norman Kaye, Alyson Best, Chris Haywood, Werner Herzog, Victoria Eagger, Sarah Walker
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.
I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog
(Was ich bin, sind meine Filme)
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- West Germany • 1979
- Director Erwin Keusch, Christian Weisenborn
- Cast Werner Herzog, Eva Mattes, Wilhelm von Homburg, Bruno S., Burkhard Driest, Laurens Straub
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
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- Germany, United Kingdom • 2022
- Director Thomas von Steinaecker
- Cast Werner Herzog, Chloé Zhao, Joshua Oppenheimer, Robert Pattinson, Carl Weathers, Wim Wenders
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Shout! Factory TV
Gesualdo: Death for Five Voices
(Tod für fünf Stimmen)
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- Germany • 1995
- Director Werner Herzog
- Cast Milva, Alan Curtis, Werner Herzog, Walter Beloch, Angelo Carrabs, Francesco D'Avalos
- Genre Documentary, TV Movie, Music, History
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Dear Werner (Walking on Cinema)
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- Spain • 2020
- Director Pablo Maqueda
- Cast Pablo Maqueda, Werner Herzog
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Meteor: Sohrab Shahid Saless
(ستاره دنباله دار: سهراب شهید ثالث)
- Germany • 2021
- Director Mahmoud Behraznia
- Cast Sohrab Shahid Saless, Masha Shahid Saless, Werner Herzog, Parviz Sayyad, Manfred Zapatka, Margarete Zapatka
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Neuer Deutscher Film Report
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- West Germany • 1967
- Director Ferry Radax
- Cast Vlado Kristl, Peter Schamoni, Peter Genée, Werner Herzog, Volker Schlöndorff
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Werner Herzog and Errol Morris on 'The Act of Killing'
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- United Kingdom • 2013
- Director Thalia Mavros
- Cast Werner Herzog, Errol Morris
- Genre Documentary, History, War
- Available on No streaming locations found.
O Homem que Matou John Wayne
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- Brazil • 2017
- Director Diogo Oliveira, Bruno Laet
- Cast Ruy Guerra, Werner Herzog, Chico Buarque, Gabriel García Márquez, Michel Ciment, Julio Adrião
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Filmstunde
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- Austria • 1991
- Director Werner Herzog
- Cast Werner Herzog, Philippe Petit, Volker Schlöndorff, Michael Kreihsl, Peter Turrini
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Boxing Prince
(Der Boxprinz)
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- Germany • 2002
- Director Gerd Kroske
- Cast Wilhelm von Homburg, Jürgen Blin, Maria Esteban, Hans Haefke, Stephan Henschel, Werner Herzog
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Dark Glow of the Mountain
(Gasherbrum - Der leuchtende Berg)
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- West Germany • 1985
- Director Werner Herzog
- Cast Werner Herzog, Reinhold Messner, Hans Kammerlander
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, fuboTV, Crackle, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, Plex, Plex Channel
Bierbichler
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- Germany • 2008
- Director Regina Schilling
- Cast Josef Bierbichler, Herbert Achternbusch, Annamirl Bierbichler, Werner Herzog
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Bells from the Deep
(Glocken aus der Tiefe)
Faith and Superstition in Russia
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- Germany, United States • 1993
- Director Werner Herzog
- Cast Yuri Yurievich Yurieff, Vissarion, Werner Herzog, Anna Hitch, Vadim Redkin
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
SnowwhiteRosered
(Schneeweißrosenrot)
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- Germany • 1991
- Director Christa Ritter
- Cast Jutta Winkelmann, Gisela Getty, Dennis Hopper, Werner Herzog, Alexander Kluge
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Back to Room 666
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- Brazil • 2008
- Director Gustavo Spolidoro
- Cast Wim Wenders, Michelangelo Antonioni, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Werner Herzog, Ana Carolina
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Hans Zimmer - Der Sound für Hollywood
Hans Zimmer Sound für Hollywood Dokumentation Doku Documentation
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- Germany • 2011
- Director Ariane Riecker, Dirk Schneider
- Cast Hans Zimmer, James L. Brooks, Geoff Downes, Stephen Frears, Werner Herzog, Jeffrey Katzenberg
- Genre Music, Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema
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- United Kingdom • 1976
- Director Peter Adam
- Cast Wim Wenders, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Werner Herzog, Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, Volker Schlöndorff, Humphrey Burton
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Ball Is a Scumbag
(Der Ball ist ein Sauhund)
Portrait of an eccentric soccer coach...
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- Germany • 2000
- Director Christian Weisenborn, Rudolf Herzog
- Cast Rudi Gutendorf, Werner Herzog
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun
(Wodaabe - Die Hirten der Sonne. Nomaden am Südrand der Sahara)
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- France, West Germany • 1989
- Director Werner Herzog
- Cast Werner Herzog
- Genre Documentary
- Available on The Roku Channel, Shout! Factory TV, Plex, Plex Channel
Location Africa
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- Switzerland, West Germany • 1987
- Director Steff Gruber
- Cast Werner Herzog, Peter Berling, Thomas Mauch, King Ampaw, Steff Gruber, Klaus Kinski
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight
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- France • 2008
- Director Olivier Jahan
- Cast Theo Angelopoulos, Sofia Coppola, Michael Haneke, Werner Herzog, Bong Joon-ho, Spike Lee
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Film Beyond Cinema: The Dumpster Kid Experiment and Other Utopias
(Der Film verlässt das Kino: Vom Kübelkind-Experiment und anderen Utopien)
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- Germany • 2018
- Director Robert Fischer
- Cast Edgar Reitz, Ula Stöckl, Kristine De Loup, Werner Herzog, Klaus Eder
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Capturing Reality
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- Canada • 2008
- Director Pepita Ferrari
- Cast Errol Morris, Werner Herzog, Jessica Yu, Albert Maysles, Nick Broomfield, Laura Poitras
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Fandor, Filmzie, Kanopy
To the End of the World... and Then a Little Bit Further
(Bis ans Ende... und dann noch weiter. Die ekstatische Welt des Filmemachers Werner Herzog)
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- West Germany • 1989
- Director Peter Buchka
- Cast Werner Herzog
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
God's Angry Man
(Glaube und Währung: Dr. Gene Scott, Fernsehprediger)
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- West Germany • 1980
- Director Werner Herzog
- Cast Gene Scott, Werner Herzog
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Shout! Factory TV, Plex, Plex Channel
A Life for Movies - Lotte Eisner
(Ein Leben für den Film - Lotte Eisner)
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- Germany, France • 2020
- Director Timon Koulmasis
- Cast Lotte Eisner, Werner Herzog, Volker Schlöndorff, Wim Wenders, Martje Grohmann, Bernard Eisenschitz
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Portrait: Werner Herzog
(Werner Herzog: Filmemacher)
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- West Germany • 1986
- Director Werner Herzog
- Cast Werner Herzog, Reinhold Messner, Lotte Eisner, Mick Jagger, Jason Robards, Klaus Kinski
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
On Borrowed Time
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- Australia • 2011
- Director David Bradbury
- Cast David Wenham, Paul Cox, John Clarke, Werner Herzog, John Hurt
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Champions: A Comic Tale
(Mia asteia istoria)
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- Greece • 2011
- Director Gabriel Tzafka
- Cast Fatih Akin, Theo Angelopoulos, Mihalis Kakogiannis, Werner Herzog
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Bride of the Orient
(Gekauftes Glück)
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- Switzerland, West Germany • 1989
- Director Urs Odermatt
- Cast Wolfram Berger, Werner Herzog, Helen Vita, Annamirl Bierbichler, Mathias Gnädinger
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Christ and Demons in New Spain
(2000 Jahre Christentum: Neue Welten – Gott und die Beladenen)
The conquest of Latin America by the Catholic Church and the consequences of it for today's religious life in that region.
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- Germany • 1999
- Director Werner Herzog
- Cast Werner Herzog
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
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