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)Werner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche KinemathekHerzog and cast in the Peruvian rainforestWerner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche Kinemathek
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Stroszek (1977)
Herzog on location in Wisconsin for Stroszek (1977)Werner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche KinemathekHerzog shoots Bruno S. through the windshield of a truckWerner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche Kinemathek
Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
Werner Herzog on location for Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)Werner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche KinemathekHerzog and Bruno Ganz on location in BavariaWerner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche KinemathekHerzog and his crew take a break from filmingWerner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche KinemathekHerzog on location in the NetherlandsWerner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche Kinemathek
Woyzeck (1979)
Herzog, Klaus Kinski and crew in Czechoslovakia for Woyzeck (1979)Werner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche Kinemathek
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
Herzog and Kinski on location in Peru for Fitzcarraldo (1982)Werner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche KinemathekHerzog holds Kinski's ankles as he falls into the mudWerner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche KinemathekHerzog directs a riverside sceneWerner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche KinemathekHerzog preps the clapperboardWerner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche Kinemathek
Cobra Verde (1987)
Herzog directs Klaus Kinski in a scene on location in Ghana for Cobra Verde (1987)Werner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche KinemathekHerzog shoots a scene on the beachWerner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche KinemathekHerzog with walkie-talkie during the shootWerner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche KinemathekHerzog gets low to direct one sceneWerner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche KinemathekHerzog flanked by members of the Cobra Verde castWerner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche KinemathekHerzog and his crew shoot on the waterWerner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche KinemathekHerzog and Kinski embrace on the beachWerner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche Kinemathek
