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Poster for the film Portrait: Werner HerzogPoster for the film Portrait: Werner Herzog

Portrait: Werner Herzog

1986

An autobiographical short film by Werner Herzog made in 1986. Herzog tells stories about his life and career. The film contains excerpts and commentary on several Herzog films, including Signs of Life, Heart of Glass, Fata Morgana, Aguirre, the Wrath of God, The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner, Fitzcarraldo, and the Les Blank documentary Burden of Dreams. Notable is footage of a conversation between Herzog and his mentor Lotte Eisner, a photographer. In another section, he talks with mountaineer Reinhold Messner, in which they discuss a potential film project in the Himalayas to star Klaus Kinski.

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WHWH
Werner Herzog

as Self

RMRM
Reinhold Messner

as Self

LELE
Lotte Eisner

as Self

MJMJ
Mick Jagger

as Self (archive footage)

JRJR
Jason Robards

as Self (archive footage)

KKKK
Klaus Kinski

as Self (archive footage)

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