Werner Herzog is a filmmaker that has been able to straddle the worlds of dramatic and documentary film over the decades. He’s entered the Star Wars universe thanks to appearing in The Mandalorian. Now he’s the focus of Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer. He’s a man whose life has been quite an adventure from working with Klaus Kinski in the jungle to dealing with Grizzly Bears in Alaska. There’s a lot more to his approach to cinema than filming actors in front of green screens. The documentary arrives on Streaming and VOD starting December 5. Here’s the press release from Shout! Studios:
| WERNER HERZOG: RADICAL DREAMER | Dec. 5 (Digital Streaming & VOD – U.S. only) Highly Anticipated feature documentary includes interviews with Hollywood A-listers such as Robert Pattinson, Nicole Kidman, Chloé Zhao, and Christian Bale Digital platforms: Available for Purchase or Rent on AppleTV, Amazon, GooglePlay, YouTube, Vudu, Microsoft, DirecTV, DISH, and other digital platforms |
| Werner Herzog. Two words, but a man of many titles. Named one of the world’s 100 most influential people by Time, Herzog is an Academy Award®-nominated trailblazer. He is a film director, screenwriter, author, actor, and opera director best known for his unusual filmmaking process. His credits include GRIZZLY MAN, FITZCARRALDO, AGUIRRE – THE WRATH OF GOD, QUEEN OF THE DESERT, SALT AND FIRE, and more. Herzog had a 320-ton steamboat hauled over a steep hill in Peru, climbed down into volcanoes, talked to murderers on death row, cooked and ate his own shoe and once was at the end of a barrel of a gun. He walked from Munich to Paris to prevent the death of a female film critic he greatly admired and wrote a book about it. Moreover, he has lent his voice to THE SIMPSONS and appeared in blockbuster movies such as JACK REACHER and the hit series THE MANDALORIAN. It is stories such as these that have made this remarkable filmmaker a cult figure the world over. For the first time, audiences, movie enthusiasts and Herzog fans alike, are now given an exciting glimpse into the work process and everyday life of this elusive visionary man when the new documentary feature WERNER HERZOG: RADICAL DREAMER debuts December 5, 2023 in U.S. home theaters for purchase and rent digitally across all major entertainment platforms. A captivating and insightful exploration into one of the true titans in cinemas, WERNER HERZOG: RADICAL DREAMER, written and directed by filmmaker Thomas von Steinaecker, presents a comprehensive portrait of an iconic artist of our time. This is the first and only documentary film on the legendary auteur Werner Herzog and co-produced with Oscar®-nominated and Emmy-winning production company, Spring Films and German studio, 3B-Produktion. With exclusive behind-the-scenes access into Herzog’s everyday life, rare and never-before-seen archival materials, and in-depth interviews with the man himself and celebrated collaborators, we are given an exciting glimpse into his process and personal life. The film boasts insightful interviews with Herzog collaborators and Hollywood luminaries, including Christian Bale, Lena Herzog, Nicole Kidman, Joshua Oppenheimer, Robert Pattinson, Patti Smith, Carl Weathers, Wim Wenders, and Chloé Zhao, among other notables. |
