Werner Herzog

Director and producer. Born 5 September 1942 in Munich, Allemagne.

Titles on Fi1m3 acting · 5 directing · 2 producing

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 5 titles

Venice prize1 won

Born

5 September 1942, Munich, Allemagne

Active

1972–2019

Frequently works with

Erik Nelson, Klaus Kinski

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

84Fi1m

83Critics

We rate Werner’s work 2 points above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above5

60 to 790

Under 600

Of 5 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Lead roles: 2 of 2 billed first or second
Reviewed: 5 films
Screen time: 9 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $11m across 3 films with figures
Venice Film Festival: 1 Venice prize1 won
Active: 1972–2019

Genres

Drama3
Adventure2
Documentary2
History1

Best and worst on Fi1m

91BestAguirre, the Wrath of God1972

80WorstCave of Forgotten Dreams2010

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

71960s

161970s

181980s

161990s

262000s

382010s

222020s

Co-stars most worked with

Klaus Kinski2 titles

Producers most worked with

Erik Nelson2 titles