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Signs Of Life(1968)
DVD FullscreenSKU: D74425
Werner Herzog's first feature is a disturbing portrait of a German soldier wounded during World War II who is sent to a peaceful island with his wife and two other soldiers to recuperate. While there, the soldier guards a fortress and eventually questions his own sanity. Peter Brogle stars. 87 min. Standard; Soundtrack: German Dolby ... more
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SKU: D40416
Werner Herzog's attraction to the unusual and his skilled evocations of ecstatic truths are on abundant display in these three mesmerizing short documentaries. First, "The Dark Glow of the Mountains" unveils a striking account of daring climber Reinhold Messner, renowned for his pioneering ascent of Mt. Everest. Next, Herzog spins ... more
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SKU: D15773
"Lord of the Flies" meets "The Terror of Tiny Town" in Werner Herzog's bizarre parable about a group of dwarfs and midgets imprisoned on a remote island. During the island's governor's absence, the little people run amok in an orgy of rebellious and violent behavior. Helmut Doring, Gerd Gickel, Gisela Hertwig star. 96 min. ... more
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SKU: D74426
In this thought-provoking documentary, filmmaker Werner Herzog focuses on Fini Straubinger, a middle-aged German woman who lost both her sight and hearing as a teenager. Now serving as counselor and mentor to other deaf-blind people, Fini shows through her experiences how these people refuse to remain isolated from the world around ... more
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SKU: D19182
A band of Spanish conquistadors travels into the Amazon jungle searching for the legendary city of El Dorado, but their leader's obsessions soon turn to madness in a compelling drama by Werner Herzog. Klaus Kinski stars as the driven Aguirre. 94 min. Standard; Soundtracks: German Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: ... more
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SKU: D28227
Based on a true story, Werner Herzog's provocative film follows the plight of a young man confined in a cell without human contact since infancy who suddenly appears in a German village in the early 1800s, his attempts to enter society, and the town's reaction to him. Bruno S., himself a former mental patient, is unforgettable as Hauser. ... more
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Heart Of Glass(1976)
SKU: D28229
Filmmaker Werner Herzog actually had his cast hypnotized in order to achieve the desired looks of hysteria for this haunting drama, based on a folk legend. A small village's livelihood is threatened when the local glassblower dies without passing on the secret of his craft, and the townsfolk's desperate search leads to madness and murder. ... more
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Stroszek(1977)
SKU: D28231
Werner Herzog's poetic fable follows three German eccentrics' journey to the heart of the U.S. and their quest for the American Dream. A moody, touching, often hilarious odyssey, filled with quirky humor and human touches. With Bruno S., Clemens Scheitz and Eva Mattes. 107 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: German Dolby Digital ... more
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SKU: D85869
Three short films make up this showcase of visionary director Werner Herzog's early work. Herzog's mesmerizing study of "The Great Ecstasy of the Sculptor Steiner" renders a profile of Walter Steiner, whose curiously complementary occupations are those of champion ski-jumper and full-time carpenter; the culture of American capitalism ... more
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Woyzeck(1978)
SKU: D19140
A quiet, repressed military orderly is driven to insanity and, ultimately, murder by those around him in this visually gripping drama by Werner Herzog. Klaus Kinski gives a typically fevered performance as the harried Woyzeck; with Eva Mattes. 82 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: German Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; ... more
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Nosferatu The Vampyre(1980)
WidescreenSKU: D13549
Werner Herzog's moody reworking of F.W. Murnau's 1922 horror classic features Klaus Kinski in an eerie performance as the titular character, a bald, bat-eared creature of the night. With Isabelle Adjani as the beautiful Lucy Harker and Bruno Ganz as Jonathan Harker. 107 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: German Dolby Digital ... more
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Fitzcarraldo(1982)
SKU: D15217
Herzog's monumental drama about human aspiration, filmed on location in the Amazon jungle, stars Klaus Kinski as a rubber plantation owner whose dream of an opera house in the wilderness drives him to move a boat across a mountain in order to claim the land he needs. With Claudia Cardinale. 157 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: ... more
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SKU: D89108
The struggle of Nature's dwindling reserves to resist the onslaught of man and civilization is allegorized by German filmmaker Werner Herzog in this drama set in the Australian wilderness, as an aborigine tribe protects its sacred land from miners. Bruce Spence ("The Road Warrior"), Wandjuk Marika star. 105 min. Soundtrack: English; ... more
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Cobra Verde(1987)
SKU: D19184
For what proved to be his last film with frequent star Klaus Kinski, writer/director Werner Herzog crafted this lush historical drama featuring Kinski as an 19th-century Brazilian peasant-turned-bandit who is hired to travel to West Africa to revive the slave trade. As the manic Kinski befriends the equally unstable king of Dahomey, ... more
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SKU: D28228
Made two decades apart, these unique documentaries from maverick German director Werner Herzog both use the desert as backdrops for "filmic narratives." The flaming oil fields of Kuwait in the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War are juxtaposed with a classical soundtrack in "Lessons of Darkness," while "Fata Morgana" blends Mayan Creation ... more
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My Best Fiend(1999)
DVD WidescreenSKU: D19152
The fruitful but often bizarre collaboration between actor Klaus Kinski and filmmaker Werner Herzog is chronicled in this incisive documentary directed by Herzog. The actor-director tandem led to such works as "Aguirre, The Wrath of God" and "Nosferatu the Vampyre," but, as revealed here, their intense natures often clashed in violent ... more
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SKU: D20492
To mark the opening of an exhibition exploring his work in documentary filmmaking, Werner Herzog came to the Slought Foundation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to participate in a fascinating conversation about ski-flying, the human race, and aliens--among other topics of interest. Fans of the visionary director won't want to miss this ... more
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SKU: D72063
Six-disc boxed set includes "Even Dwarfs Started Small," "The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser," "Heart of Glass," "Stroszek," "Lessons of Darkness/Fata Morgana," and "Little Dieter Needs to Fly."
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