Best Werner Herzog
"Aguirre, the Wrath of God" is a 1972 West German film directed by Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski as Lope de Aguirre, a Spanish soldier who, in 1561, joins—and ultimately usurps—a large expedition led by Gonzalo Pizarro in search of the mythical city of El Dorado in the Amazon basin. The sc...
Les Blank’s Burden of Dreams chronicles the intensely challenging creation of Werner Herzog’s 1982 film *Fitzcarraldo* within the dense jungles of Peru. The documentary offers a rare glimpse into Herzog's filmmaking process, revealing his obsessive dedication and the extraordinary logistical hurdles...
'Fitzcarraldo' is a 1982 West German epic adventure and drama film written and directed by Werner Herzog. It stars Klaus Kinski as Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an Irish-born would-be rubber baron operating in the Peruvian Amazon during the rubber boom. The plot centers on his obsessive quest to build a...
"Cave of Forgotten Dreams" is a 2010 3D documentary film by Werner Herzog that provides a rare glimpse inside France's Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave. The cave contains some of the oldest known human-created Paleolithic art, featuring remarkably preserved paintings of animals that date back over 30,000 yea...
Encounters at the End of the World is a 2007 documentary film directed, written, and narrated by Werner Herzog. The film documents Herzog's travels to Antarctica, focusing primarily on the community of researchers and support staff living and working at McMurdo Station. Rather than creating a tradit...
Into the Abyss is a 2011 documentary directed by Werner Herzog about a triple murder committed in Conroe, Texas, and the people affected by it. Herzog interviews convicted prisoners Michael Perry and Jason Burkett, victims' relatives, investigators, and others connected to the case, including indivi...
Into the Inferno is a 2016 documentary directed by Werner Herzog and created with volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer. The film visits active volcanic regions in Indonesia, Ethiopia, Iceland, and North Korea, combining observations of eruptions with accounts of the communities and belief systems that ha...
Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World is Werner Herzog's 2016 documentary exploring the internet's history, risks, and social effects.
