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)
Werner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche Kinemathek
Herzog and cast in the Peruvian rainforest
Werner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche Kinemathek

Stroszek (1977)

Herzog on location in Wisconsin for Stroszek (1977)
Werner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche Kinemathek
Herzog shoots Bruno S. through the windshield of a truck
Werner 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 Kinemathek
Herzog and Bruno Ganz on location in Bavaria
Werner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche Kinemathek
Herzog and his crew take a break from filming
Werner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche Kinemathek
Herzog on location in the Netherlands
Werner 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 Kinemathek
Herzog holds Kinski's ankles as he falls into the mud
Werner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche Kinemathek
Herzog directs a riverside scene
Werner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche Kinemathek
Herzog preps the clapperboard
Werner 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 Kinemathek
Herzog shoots a scene on the beach
Werner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche Kinemathek
Herzog with walkie-talkie during the shoot
Werner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche Kinemathek
Herzog gets low to direct one scene
Werner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche Kinemathek
Herzog flanked by members of the Cobra Verde cast
Werner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche Kinemathek
Herzog and his crew shoot on the water
Werner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche Kinemathek
Herzog and Kinski embrace on the beach
Werner Herzog Film GmbH. Courtesy Collection Deutsche Kinemathek

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

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