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Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog was born in Munich on September 5, 1942. He made his first film in 1961 at the age of nineteen. Since then, he has produced, written, and directed more than seventy feature and documentary films, including Aguirre, the Wrath of God; Nosferatu the Vampyre; Fitzcarraldo; Little Dieter Needs to Fly; My Best Fiend; Grizzly Man; Encounters at the End of the World; and Cave of Forgotten Dreams. Herzog has published more than a dozen books of prose and directed as many operas. He lives in Munich and Los Angeles.
The Future of Truth
Every Man for Himself and God Against All
Conquest of the Useless
The Twilight World

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The Future of Truth
Every Man for Himself and God Against All
Conquest of the Useless
The Twilight World

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