Documentaries Directed by Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog’s documentary work ranges across subjects and years. This catalogue brings together 23 entries credited to him as director, ordered by year, newest first, and available to filter and sort as you explore. Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds, Encounters at the End of the World and Grizzly Man are among the titles at the start. Further entries include The White Diamond, Wheel of Time and My Best Fiend. Browse by year or title to trace the range of Herzog’s documentaries and choose a film that fits the subject or period you have in mind.
23 on record. Sorted by year; every figure comes from Wikidata (CC0), with the page it was read from on each entry.
- 1
Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds
2020 · Werner Herzog- Year
- 2020
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- 2
Encounters at the End of the World
2007 · Werner Herzog- Year
- 2007
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- 3
Grizzly Man
2005 · Werner Herzog- Year
- 2005
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- 4
The White Diamond
2004 · Werner Herzog- Year
- 2004
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- 5
Wheel of Time
2003 · Werner Herzog- Year
- 2003
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- 6
Pilgrimage
2001 · Werner Herzog- Year
- 2001
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- 7
My Best Fiend
1999 · Werner Herzog- Year
- 1999
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- 8
Death for Five Voices
1995 · Werner Herzog- Year
- 1995
- Runtime
- 59 min
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- 9
The Transformation of the World into Music
1994 · Werner Herzog- Year
- 1994
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- 10
Bells from the Deep
1993 · Werner Herzog- Year
- 1993
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- 11
Lessons of Darkness
1992 · Werner Herzog- Year
- 1992
- Runtime
- 50 min
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- 12
Echoes from a Somber Empire
1990 · Werner Herzog- Year
- 1990
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- 13
Wodaabe – Herdsmen of the Sun
1989 · Werner Herzog- Year
- 1989
- Runtime
- 48 min
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- 14
Portrait Werner Herzog
1986 · Werner Herzog- Year
- 1986
- Runtime
- 28 min
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- 15
Ballad of the Little Soldier
1984 · Werner Herzog- Year
- 1984
- Runtime
- 46 min
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- 16
Huie's Sermon
1981 · Werner Herzog- Year
- 1981
- Runtime
- 41 min
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- 17
Land of Silence and Darkness
1981 · Werner Herzog- Year
- 1981
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- 18
La Soufrière
1977 · Werner Herzog- Year
- 1977
- Runtime
- 30 min
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- 19
How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck
1976 · Werner Herzog- Year
- 1976
- Runtime
- 45 min
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- 20
Handicapped Future
1971 · Werner Herzog- Year
- 1971
- Runtime
- 43 min
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- 21
Land of Silence and Darkness
1971 · Werner Herzog- Year
- 1971
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- 22
Fata Morgana
1970 · Werner Herzog- Year
- 1970
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- 23
Last Words
1967 · Werner Herzog- Year
- 1967
- Runtime
- 13 min
- Director
- Werner Herzog
Photo credits (2)
Encounters at the End of the World: Dave Pape, Public domain · My Best Fiend: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons; DocumentaryTube links each to its file page.