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- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsJames KabaleWilfried KlausBetty MillerFilm about the doctors that fly all over central Africa to bring medical help to the people living in the bush.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsLotte EisnerWolfgang BüttnerManfred EigendorfFootage shot in and around the Algerian Sahara Desert, accompanied only by a spoken creation myth and the songs of Leonard Cohen.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsFini StraubingerM. BaaskeElsa FehrerThrough examining Fini Straubinger, an old woman who has been deaf and blind since adolescence, and her work on behalf of other deaf and blind people, this film shows how the deaf and blind struggle to understand and accept a world from which they are almost wholly isolated.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsRolf IlligWerner HerzogAdolf RatzkaIlluminating look at the way physically disabled people were dealt with in West Germany in the late 60's / early 70's.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWalter SteinerWerner HerzogA study of the psychology of a champion ski-jumper, whose full-time occupation is carpentry.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogSteve LiptayScott McKainHerzog examines the world championships for cattle auctioneers, his fascination with a language created by an economic system, and compares it to the lifestyle of the Amish, who live nearby.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsJake HessGene ScottWerner HerzogThe documentary follows Gene Scott, famous televangelist involved with constant fights against FCC, who tried to shut down his TV show during the 1970's and 1980's, and even argues with his viewers, complaining about their lack of support by not sending enough money to keep going with the show. Werner Herzog presents the man, his thoughts and also includes some of his uncharacteristic programs.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsHuie L. RogersThe reverend Huie L. Rogers delivers an intense and impassioned sermon at his church in Brooklyn.
- DirectorWerner HerzogDenis ReichleStarsWerner HerzogDenis ReichleThe film focuses on a group of Miskito in Nicaragua who used child soldiers in their resistance against the Sandinistas.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsReinhold MessnerHans KammerlanderWerner HerzogFilm-maker Werner Herzog follows mountaineers Reinhold Messner and Hans Kammerlander as they attempt to climb the high altitude peaks of Gasherbrum II and Gasherbrum I all in one expedition, seeking to reveal their inner motivation.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsMichael GoldsmithWerner HerzogAugustine AssematDocumentary examining Bokassa's rule in the Central African Republic using the testimony of witnesses and visits to key sites.
- DirectorWerner HerzogAndré HellerStarsDeb Das BaulMarup GroupAndré HellerIn this surreal documentary legendary Werner Herzog shows us how on the suggestion of a saint, the king of Udaipur invites various artists, tribes from numerous cultures across india to celebrate life and ward off evil.
- StarsWerner HerzogVolker SchlöndorffPhilippe PetitWerner Herzog interviews guests on the art of filmmaking.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsPasquale D'OnofrioSalvatore CatoranoAngelo CarrabsWorks, legend and murders of Carlo Gesualdo, a notorious Italian composer and murderer from the 16th century.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsNorbert BalatschDaniel BarenboimPlácido DomingoThis film was prepared as a introduction to a series of opera broadcasts on German television. It depicts the behind-the-scenes maneuverings in preparation for the annual opera festival in Bayreuth.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogJuliane KoepckeJuan Zaplana RamirezWerner Herzog returns to the South American jungle with Juliane Koepcke, the German woman who was the sole survivor of a plane crash there in 1971. They find the remains of the plane and recreate her journey out of the jungle.
- StarsWerner HerzogDonald ArthurThis series explores the archaeology and origins of Christianity and how it came into the world. Filmed on location in actual historical and biblical sites, this series features many memorable, full-scale dramatic re-creations.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsThe Dalai LamaLama Lhundup WoeserTakna Jigme SangpoWheel of Time is Werner Herzog's photographed look at the largest Buddhist ritual in Bodh Gaya, India.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogGraham DorringtonDieter PlageEngineers attempt daring journey above Guyanese rainforest canopy with airship prototype. Adventure fraught with risks, as previous expedition ended tragically. This is a unique story of exploring uncharted jungle from the air.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogJean ClottesJulien MonneyWerner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France and captures the oldest known pictorial creations of humanity.
- DirectorWerner HerzogDmitry VasyukovStarsWerner HerzogGennady SolovievAnatoly BlumeiA documentary depicting the life and work of the trappers of Bakhtia, a village in the heart of the Siberian Taiga, where daily life has changed little in over a century.
- StarsWerner HerzogHank SkinnerLinda CartyAn inside look at a maximum security prison in Texas featuring interviews with death row inmates.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsElon MuskLawrence KraussLucianne WalkowiczWerner Herzog's exploration of the Internet and the connected world.
- DirectorWerner HerzogAndré SingerStarsMikhail GorbachevWerner HerzogAndré SingerThe life of Mikhail Gorbachev, the eighth and final President of the Soviet Union in chronological order.