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.
Werner Herzog
as Self
Reinhold Messner
as Self
Lotte Eisner
as Self
Mick Jagger
as Self (archive footage)
Jason Robards
as Self (archive footage)
Klaus Kinski
as Self (archive footage)
Paul Hittscher
as Self (archive footage)
Thomas Mauch
as Self (archive footage)
Beat Presser
as Self (archive footage)
Walter Saxer
as Self (archive footage)
Franz Josef Strauß
as Self - Oktoberfest
