Werner Herzog

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Werner Herzog (German: [ˈvɛɐ̯nɐ ˈhɛɐ̯tsoːk]; born 5 September 1942) is a German film director, screenwriter, author, actor, and opera director, regarded as a pioneer of New German Cinema. His films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with unique talents in obscure fields, or individuals in conflict with nature. He is known for his unique filmmaking process, such as disregarding storyboards, emphasizing improvisation, and placing the cast and crew into similar situations as characters in his films. Herzog started work on his first film Herakles in 1961, when he was nineteen. Since then he has produced, written, and directed more than sixty feature films and documentaries, such as Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974), Heart of Glass (1976), Stroszek (1977), Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), Fitzcarraldo (1982), Cobra Verde...

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The SimpsonsSeries • 1989American Dad!Series • 2005Rick and MortySeries • 2013Parks and RecreationSeries • 2009The MandalorianSeries • 2019Penguins of MadagascarMovie • 2014Jack ReacherMovie • 2012MetalocalypseSeries • 2006Aguirre, the Wrath of GodMovie • 1972StoryvilleSeries • 1997What Dreams May ComeMovie • 1998Fireball: Visitors from Darker WorldsMovie • 2020Orion and the DarkMovie • 2024Rescue DawnMovie • 2007Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New OrleansMovie • 2009Ghost ElephantsMovie • 2026Freaks of NatureMovie • 2015Queen of the DesertMovie • 2015Nosferatu the VampyreMovie • 1979The Act of KillingMovie • 2012FitzcarraldoMovie • 1982Grizzly ManMovie • 2005The EndMovie • 2024My Son, My Son, What Have Ye DoneMovie • 2010