On location with Werner Herzog

Rare images of Werner Herzog in production on some of his greatest films, courtesy of the Werner Herzog Collection held by Deutsche Kinemathek.

22 August 2014

Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)

Werner Herzog looks through a viewfinder on location for Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)

Herzog and cast in the Peruvian rainforest

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Stroszek (1977)

Herzog on location in Wisconsin for Stroszek (1977)

Herzog shoots Bruno S. through the windshield of a truck

Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)

Werner Herzog on location for Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)

Herzog and Bruno Ganz on location in Bavaria

Herzog and his crew take a break from filming

Herzog on location in the Netherlands

Woyzeck (1979)

Herzog, Klaus Kinski and crew in Czechoslovakia for Woyzeck (1979)

Fitzcarraldo (1982)

Herzog and Kinski on location in Peru for Fitzcarraldo (1982)

Herzog holds Kinski's ankles as he falls into the mud

Herzog directs a riverside scene

Herzog preps the clapperboard

Cobra Verde (1987)

Herzog directs Klaus Kinski in a scene on location in Ghana for Cobra Verde (1987)

Herzog shoots a scene on the beach

Herzog with walkie-talkie during the shoot

Herzog gets low to direct one scene

Herzog flanked by members of the Cobra Verde cast

Herzog and his crew shoot on the water

Herzog and Kinski embrace on the beach

These films are all included on our new 18-film Werner Herzog Collection on Blu-ray and DVD.

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