Werner Herzog

German film director and producer

Werner Herzog - German film director and producer
Born

September 5th, 1942
83 years ago

Category

Artists & Creatives

Country

Germany

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One of the leading figures in the New German Cinema movement, Herzog gained recognition for a unique style blending documentary and narrative forms. Directed films such as 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God', which explored themes of obsession and madness, and 'Fitzcarraldo', showcasing the ambition of a man to build an opera house in the Amazon rainforest. Herzog's documentary 'Grizzly Man' examined the life and death of bear enthusiast Timothy Treadwell. His work often defies conventional storytelling, and he has also penned several screenplays and authored books on cinema and philosophy.

Directed 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God'

Directed 'Fitzcarraldo'

Created the documentary 'Grizzly Man'

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