Herzog was born in Munich, Germany, in 1942, the mid-point of World War II. His family left Munich for the Bavarian Alps when Herzog was just two weeks old, after a narrow escape from bombing.

Werner Herzog, the celebrated German writer, producer and filmmaker behind “Grizzly Man” and “The Wrath of God,” is making his animation debut with “The Twilight World,” based on his ...

Since rising to prominence in the 1960s & '70s, Werner Herzog is known for his thought-provoking and unconventional films that challenge traditional storytelling. With masterpieces like Aguirre ...

German filmmaker Werner Herzog was announced as the recipient of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement award at the 82nd ...

The Venice Film Festival will honor iconoclastic German director Werner Herzog — whose body of work comprises “Aguirre, the Wrath of God,” “Fitzcarraldo” and Nosferatu the Vampyre ...

The Venice Film Festival will fete German filmmaker Werner Herzog with its honorary Golden Lion at its forthcoming 82nd edition. Accepting the honor, Herzog said: “I feel deeply honored to ...