Wim Wenders
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Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker and playwright, who is a major figure in New German Cinema. Among the honors he has received are prizes from the Cannes, Venice and Berlin film festivals. He has also received a BAFTA Award and been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Grammy Award. Wenders made his feature film debut with Summer in the City (1970). He earned critical acclaim for directing the films Alice in the Cities (1974), The Wrong Move (1975), and Kings of the Road (1976), later known as the Road Movie trilogy. Wenders won the BAFTA Award for Best Direction and the Palme d'Or for Paris, Texas (1984) and the Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award for Wings of Desire (1987). His other notable films include The American Friend (1977), Faraway, So Close! (1993), and Perfect Days (2023). Wenders has received three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature: for Buena Vista Social Club (1999), Pina (2011), and The Salt of the Earth (2014). He received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video for Willie Nelson at the Teatro (1998). He is also known for directing the documentaries Tokyo-Ga (1985), The Soul of a Man (2003), and Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (2018). Wenders has been the president of the European Film Academy since 1996 and won an Honorary Golden Bear in 2015. He is an active photographer, emphasizing images of desolate landscapes. He is considered an auteur director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wim Wenders, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
Plankton Salesmen (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Cannes Uncut (2023)
as Self
Zeroville (2019)
as Larry
The Salt of the Earth (2014)
as Self
FreeDogme (2000)
as himself
The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)
Actor
The American Friend (1977)
as Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)
Alice in the Cities (1974)
as Man by Jukebox in American Cafe (uncredited)
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer (2022)
as Self
The Legend of the Palme d'Or (2015)
as Self
Snowblind (2010)
as Gray Fox
Why Are We Creative? (2018)
as Self
Kings of the Road (1976)
as Spectator at Pauline's Theater (uncredited)
Hitler in Hollywood (2011)
as Wim Wenders
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider (2016)
as Self
A Fuller Life (2013)
as Self - Reader (segment "A River of Tears")
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (2018)
as Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The State of Things (1982)
as Tram Passenger (uncredited)
Henri Langlois vu par... (2014)
as Self
Wrong Move (1975)
as Man in Dining Car (uncredited)
A Weekend at the Beach (2015)
as Self
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002)
as Doctor #1 (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona")
Close Up (2012)
as Self (archive footage)
Now (2021)
as Self
Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary (2022)
as Self
Room 666 (1985)
as Self
Filmstudio, mon amour (2015)
as Sé stesso
Pictures of Europe (1990)
as Self
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard (2011)
as Self
A Trick of the Light (1995)
as Regisseur / Milchmann
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction (2013)
as Self
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987)
as Gas Station Attendant
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland (2011)
Actor
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory (2022)
as Self
Cannes: All Access (2007)
as Self
Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait (1994)
as Self
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (1975)
as Man Walking through Vienna Bus Station (uncredited)
Love and So Forth (1968)
as Student
Cinématon (1978)
as N°212
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life (2017)
as Self
The Art of Football from A to Z (2006)
as Self
Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act (1983)
as Himself
The Keys to Freedom (2025)
as Wim Wenders
Room 999 (2023)
as Self
Talking with Ozu (1993)
as Self
Viaggio in Bergmania (2011)
as Self
Along for the Ride (2016)
as Self
Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter (2011)
as Self
King Kongs Faust (1985)
as Regisseur
Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski (2006)
as Self
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die) (2003)
as Self
A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner (2021)
as Self
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen (2004)
as Self
Alekan le magnifique (1998)
as Self
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders (1990)
as Self
Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas' (1990)
as Self
Die 2050er - Everything will change (2022)
Actor
Living the Light: Robby Müller (2018)
as Self
Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring (1993)
as Santa Claus
Leçon de cinéma avec Wim Wenders (2018)
as Self - filmmaker
The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov (2017)
as Self
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments (2004)
as Self
Notebook on Cities and Clothes (1989)
as Self
La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione (2025)
Actor
Heart of the Festival (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende (2025)
as Self
Wim Wenders, Desperado (2020)
as Self
Love in Hollywood (1996)
as Self
Come with Me to the Cinema – The Gregors (2022)
as Self
Kleiner Mann ganz groß (1994)
as Self
Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas (2012)
as Self
High Maintenance (2020)
as Self
Restoring Time (2015)
as Self
One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years (2008)
as Self
L'Image originelle – Wim Wenders (2026)
as Self
French Cinema Mon Amour (2015)
as Self
Tango Berlin (1997)
Actor
Paul Auster: What If (2019)
as Self - Filmmaker
Summer in the City (1972)
as Billardspieler (uncredited)
Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982 (1982)
as Self
Cronología (2010)
Actor
Effedia - Sulla mia cattiva strada (2008)
as Self
To Make a Film Is to Be Alive (1995)
as Self (uncredited)
3 American LPs (1969)
Actor
Wim Wenders in Tokyo (1990)
as Self
BAM150 (2012)
as Self
What Do You Know About Me (2009)
as Self
Films to Die For (2025)
as Self - Interviewee
Why Are We (Not) Creative? (2021)
as Self
Back to Room 666 (2008)
as Self
Tausend Augen (1984)
as Dieb im Videoladen
Lightning Over Water (1980)
as Self
The Night of the Filmmakers (1995)
as Self
From Our Side (2022)
Actor
Window of the Soul (2001)
as Self
The Heart and the Legs (1989)
as Self
Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen (2015)
as Self
Chris Marker: Never Explain, Never Complain (2015)
as Self
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema (1976)
as Self
Beyond the Bolex (2018)
as Self
Now is Now: Wim Wenders on 'Perfect Days' (2024)
as Self
Cinématon n°212 : Wim Wenders (1982)
Actor
Good Morning, the Wind Blows (2020)
as Self
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers (2008)
as Self
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us (2003)
as Self
Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germany (2015)
as Self
Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte (2008)
as Self
Long Shot (1978)
as Another Director
Veränderung (2020)
as Self
In Bildern leben - Die filmischen Reflexionen des Wim Wenders (1995)
as Self
Report from Hollywood (1985)
Actor
Three for the Road (2016)
as Self
Wim Wenders' Story Of His Early Years (2008)
as Self
Zwischen den Zeiten (2011)
Actor
The Ozu Diaries (2025)
as Self
Alekan, la lumière (1988)
as Self
De droomproducenten (1984)
as Self
CAN and Me (2022)
as Self
Candy Man (1968)
Actor
Without Me (1993)
as Himself
La torcedura (2004)
Actor
Fassbinder in Hollywood (2002)
as Self
Cinématon XXII (1982)
as N°212
Dream Island (1991)
Actor
The One Dollar Diary (2001)
as Self