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Werner Herzog Stipetić (German pronunciation: [ˈʋɛɐ̯nɐ ˈhɛɐ̯tsoːk ˈstɪpɛtɪtʃ]; born 5 September 1942), known as Werner Herzog, is a German film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and opera director.
He is often considered one of the greatest figures of the New German Cinema, along with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Margarethe von Trotta, Volker Schlöndorff, Werner Schröter, and Wim Wenders. His films often feature heroes with impossible dreams, people with unique talents in obscure fields, or individuals who find themselves in conflict with nature. French filmmaker François Truffaut once called Herzog "the most important film director alive."
Herzog was born Werner Herzog Stipetić to a German father Dietrich Herzog and a Croatian mother Elizabeth Stipetić in Munich. His family moved to the remote Bavarian village of Sachrang (nestled in the Chiemgau Alps), after the house next to theirs was destroyed during a bombing raid at the close of World War II. When he was 12, he and his family moved back to Munich. His father had abandoned the family early in his youth. Werner would later adopt his father's surname Herzog (German for "duke"), which he thought sounded more impressive for a filmmaker.
Actors: Adam Ezagouri (actor), Adam Ezagouri (producer), Adam Ezagouri (writer), Adam Ezagouri (director), Adam Ezagouri (editor),
Plot: A pre-fame Werner Herzog is asked to share a flat with a strange new actor only known as Klaus Kinski. Herzog agrees but soon regrets his generous decision as Kinski proves to be one uncanny flatmate. Despite their disagreements, both decide to try and shoot Herzog's own version of Don Quixote, with disastrous consequences.
Keywords: buddy, double-act, duo, filmmaking, german, london-england, reference-to-aguirreActors: Stephen Fry (actor), Mark Kermode (writer), Jon Sewell (actor), David Fairhurst (actor), Jeremy Dylan (editor), Jeremy Dylan (actor), Jeremy Dylan (producer), Jeremy Dylan (writer), Jeremy Dylan (director), Alec Doomadgee (actor), Yavor Dimitrov (actor), Yavor Dimitrov (producer), Catherine Davies (actress), Tim Sampson (actor), Alice Keegan (actress),
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller,