Werner Herzog Docs

Film about the doctors that fly all over central Africa to bring medical help to the people living in the bush.

The story of a solitary man who refuses to leave a Greek island (at one time a leper colony) is told by a strange variety of characters who don't have much to say except to repeat their tellings over and over again. But the person who has the final word on the matter, the lonely character himself, may not explain anything about his personal reasons for not abandoning the place.

Four guys break into an old castle and find uniforms and military equipment. They then prepare to defend it from an imaginary enemy.

Weight lifting men who compete to achieve individual bodily perfection through muscle building.

The film features several horse trainers and other track workers talking about their roles at the track, always eventually interrupted by an older man who claims to be the true authority, and demands that they be thrown out. One recurring young man, the first to appear, claims that he protects the horses from enthusiastic racing fans. He does not appear to be employed by the track, but seems to provide his services voluntarily. His protection from "fanatics" gives the film its title. The film is shot in a documentary style, but the sheer implausibility of the dialogue leaves the exact nature of the film ambiguous.

Footage shot in and around the Algerian Sahara Desert, accompanied only by a spoken creation myth and the songs of Leonard Cohen.

Through examining Fini Straubinger, an old woman who has been deaf and blind since adolescence, and her work on behalf of other deaf and blind people, this film shows how the deaf and blind struggle to understand and accept a world from which they are almost wholly isolated.

Illuminating look at the way physically disabled people were dealt with in West Germany in the late 60's / early 70's.

A study of the psychology of a champion ski-jumper, whose full-time occupation is carpentry.

Herzog examines the world championships for cattle auctioneers, his fascination with a language created by an economic system, and compares it to the lifestyle of the Amish, who live nearby.

A children with domestic issues and despised by his classmates develops a bond with one of them thanks to his speaking crow.

Herzog takes a film crew to the island of Guadeloupe when he hears that the volcano on the island is going to erupt. Everyone has left, except for one old man who refuses to leave. Herzog catches the eeriness of an abandoned city, with stop lights cycling over an empty intersection.

"I Am My Films - A Portrait of Werner Herzog" - Herzog is one of the most important German auteur filmmakers and certainly also one of the most passionate. For his film projects, he does not shy away from even the most extreme conditions and often leads himself and his team to the edge of physical and mental resilience.

The reverend Huie L. Rogers delivers an intense and impassioned sermon at his church in Brooklyn.

The documentary follows Gene Scott, famous televangelist involved with constant fights against FCC, who tried to shut down his TV show during the 1970's and 1980's, and even argues with his viewers, complaining about their lack of support by not sending enough money to keep going with the show. Werner Herzog presents the man, his thoughts and also includes some of his uncharacteristic programs.

Film-maker Werner Herzog follows mountaineers Reinhold Messner and Hans Kammerlander as they attempt to climb the high altitude peaks of Gasherbrum II and Gasherbrum I all in one expedition, seeking to reveal their inner motivation.

The film focuses on a group of Miskito in Nicaragua who used child soldiers in their resistance against the Sandinistas.

A self portrait documentary by Werner Herzog.

Herzog's documentary of the Wodaabe people of the Sahara/Sahel region. Particular attention is given to the tribe's spectacular courtship rituals and 'beauty pageants', where eligible young men strive to outshine each other and attract mates by means of lavish makeup, posturing and facial movements.

Documentary examining Bokassa's rule in the Central African Republic using the testimony of witnesses and visits to key sites.

In this surreal documentary legendary Werner Herzog shows us how on the suggestion of a saint, the king of Udaipur invites various artists, tribes from numerous cultures across india to celebrate life and ward off evil.

This film surveys the disaster of the Kuwaiti oil fields in flames, with little narration and scarcely any interviews. Hell on Earth is presented in such transcendent visions and music that one can only be fascinated by it.

What is faith and religion to Russians after the fall of communism? We get the insight into the Russian Orthodox church as well as different folk and shamanic beliefs.

This film was prepared as a introduction to a series of opera broadcasts on German television. It depicts the behind-the-scenes maneuverings in preparation for the annual opera festival in Bayreuth.

Works, legend and murders of Carlo Gesualdo, a notorious Italian composer and murderer from the 16th century.