Werner Herzog - Radical Dreamer

Documentary Feature | 2021-2022 | Biography | Germany, United Kingdom

Main data

Director	Thomas von Steinaecker
Written by	Thomas von Steinaecker
Production	3B-Produktion, Spring Films [uk]
Distributor	RFF - Real Fiction Filmverleih e. K. [de]

Shooting data

Start of shooting	07/09/2021
End of shooting	28/02/2022
Filming regions	Germany - Bavaria, Spain, United Kingdom, USA

Project data

Film financing	FilmFernsehFonds Bayern (FFF Bayern) [de] - production funding cinema: 60.000 EUR (04/2021) FilmFernsehFonds Bayern (FFF Bayern) [de] - distribution funding (theatrical): 15.000 EUR (07/2022) German Federal Film Board (DFFF) [de] - production funding: 78.763 EUR (10/2021) German Federal Film Board (FFA) [de] - production funding: 100.000 EUR (04/2021)
Length of movie	1h 42min

Posters

Posters

Brief synopsis

Marking the enigmatic Werner Herzog’s 80th decade, with exclusive footage, rare archive material, and indepth interviews from Herzog and celebrated collaborators, WERNER HERZOG: RADICAL DREAMER presents a comprehensive portrait of an iconic artist.

(Santa Barbara Int'l Film Festival)

Cast

Actor	Role name	Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Werner Herzog	Werner Herzog [L]
Linita Reimann	VO Nicole Kidman [SR]
Chloé Zhao	Chloé Zhao
Joshua Oppenheimer	Joshua
Robert Pattinson	Pattinson
Carl Weathers	Weathers
Wim Wenders	Wim Wenders
Christian Bale	Christian Bale
Nicole Kidman	Nicole Kidman
Lena Herzog	Lena Herzog
Tilbert Herzog	Tilbert Herzog
Lucki Stipetic	Lucki Stipetic
Volker Schlöndorff	Schlöndorff
Patti Smith	Patti Smith
Martje Herzog	Martje Herzog
Thomas Mauch	Thomas Mauch
Paul Holdengräber	Paul Holdengräber
Peter Zeitlinger	Peter Zeitlinger

Crew

Activity	Name	Comment
Title designer	Boris Seewald
Colorist	Thomas Bakels
Director of photography	Henning Brümmer
Additional photography	Chris Valentien
Additional photography	Paul Fenkert
Additional photography	Robin Worms
Additional photography	Richard Blanshard
Eng assistant audio/video	Martin Schleicher
Eng assistant audio/video	Volker Arndt
Eng assistant audio/video	Galen Milendar
Eng assistant audio/video	Nick Singer
Eng assistant audio/video	Alexa Brugger
Assistant camera (non fiction)	Johanna Jannsen
Director	Thomas von Steinaecker
Editor	Volker Schaner
Composer	Philip Stegers
Producer	Bernhard von Hülsen
Producer	Maria Willer
Executive producer	Chris Smith [1]
Executive producer	Jenifer Westphal
Executive producer	Figs Jackman
Executive producer	Vijay Vaidayanathan
Executive producer	Joe Plummer
Co-producer	André Singer
Assistant to producer	Claire Kessie
Artwork	Ute Hintersdorf Poster	Poster
Production manager	Mária Géczi
Production manager	Pat Footer
Production coordinator	Marguerite Kleinknecht
Production coordinator	Sabine Schuller
Production coordinator	Laura Hartwell
Production coordinator	Claudia Krüger
Screenwriter	Thomas von Steinaecker
Archive producer	Monika Preischl
Archive producer	Elizabeth Klenk
Archive producer	Stephen Maier
Sound recordist (non fiction)	Robert Sandow
Sound re-recording mixer	Jörn Steinhoff [1]
Sound re-recording mixer	Andreas Radzuweit Mastermix für Kinoversion	Mastermix für Kinoversion
Commissioning editor	Dieter Schneider [2]

Production companies

Company	Comment
3B-Produktion
Spring Films [uk]

Distribution / Sales companies

Company	Comment
RFF - Real Fiction Filmverleih e. K. [de] Germany (theatrical)	Germany (theatrical)

Festivals

Year	Country	Festival
2023	USA	Santa Barbara International Film Festival
2022	Germany	Film Festival Cologne
2022	Netherlands	IDFA - Int. Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
2022	USA	Telluride Film Festival
2022	Italy	Festival dei Popoli
2022	Mexico	DoscMX, Festival Internacional de Cine Documental de la Cuidad de México
2022	United Kingdom	Corc International Film Festival
2022	Austria	Viennale

Cinema releases and premieres

Type	Country	Date	Comment
Theatre release	Germany	Thursday, 27/10/2022

Links

Websites
German Trailer	https://youtu.be/n0ZDGBv3sn0

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