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)
Hitler in Hollywood (2011)
as Wim Wenders
The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)
Actor
Why Are We Creative? (2018)
as Self
The American Friend (1977)
as Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)
Now (2021)
as Self
The Salt of the Earth (2014)
as Self
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen (2004)
as Self
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard (2011)
as Self
Viaggio in Bergmania (2011)
as Self
Cannes Uncut (2023)
as Self
Zeroville (2019)
as Larry
Alice in the Cities (1974)
as Man by Jukebox in American Cafe (uncredited)
Wrong Move (1975)
as Man in Dining Car (uncredited)
Henri Langlois vu par... (2014)
as Self
Kings of the Road (1976)
as Spectator at Pauline's Theater (uncredited)
Kleiner Mann ganz groß (1994)
as Self
Cannes: All Access (2007)
as Self
FreeDogme (2000)
as himself
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer (2022)
as Self
Filmstudio, mon amour (2015)
as Sé stesso
Alekan le magnifique (1998)
as Self
A Trick of the Light (1995)
as Regisseur / Milchmann
Tango Berlin (1997)
Actor
A Weekend at the Beach (2015)
as Self
King Kongs Faust (1985)
as Regisseur
Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter (2011)
as Self
Three for the Road (2016)
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
A Fuller Life (2013)
as Self - Reader (segment "A River of Tears")
CAN and Me (2022)
as Self
Cinématon (1978)
as N°212
Why Are We (Not) Creative? (2021)
as Self
From Our Side (2022)
Actor
Restoring Time (2015)
as Self
The State of Things (1982)
as Tram Passenger (uncredited)
Close Up (2012)
as Self (archive footage)
Wim Wenders, Desperado (2020)
as Self
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider (2016)
as Self
French Cinema Mon Amour (2015)
as Self
Room 666 (1985)
as Self
Pictures of Europe (1990)
as Self
Love in Hollywood (1996)
as Self
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (2018)
as Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002)
as Doctor #1 (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona")
To Make a Film Is to Be Alive (1995)
as Self (uncredited)
High Maintenance (2020)
as Self
The Keys to Freedom (2025)
as Wim Wenders
Snowblind (2010)
as Gray Fox
Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait (1994)
as Self
Zwischen den Zeiten (2011)
Actor
Along for the Ride (2016)
as Self
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life (2017)
as Self
Lightning Over Water (1980)
as Self
Janela da Alma (2001)
as Self
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction (2013)
as Self
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland (2011)
Actor
A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner (2021)
as Self
Notebook on Cities and Clothes (1989)
as Self
One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years (2008)
as Self
What Do You Know About Me (2009)
as Self
Report from Hollywood (1985)
Actor
Room 999 (2023)
as Self
Wim Wenders in Tokyo (1990)
as Self
The Art of Football from A to Z (2006)
as Self
Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act (1983)
as Himself
Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary (2022)
as Self
Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring (1993)
as Santa Claus
Fassbinder in Hollywood (2002)
as Self
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema (1976)
as Self
The Legend of the Palme d'Or (2015)
as Self
Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas (2012)
as Self
Long Shot (1978)
as Another Director
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory (2022)
as Self
La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione (2025)
Actor
Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte (2008)
as Self
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende (2025)
as Self
Tausend Augen (1984)
as Dieb im Videoladen
Summer in the City (1972)
as Billardspieler (uncredited)
BAM150 (2012)
as Self
The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov (2017)
as Self
Talking with Ozu (1993)
as Self
Chris Marker: Never Explain, Never Complain (2015)
as Self
Now is Now: Wim Wenders on 'Perfect Days' (2024)
as Self
Paul Auster: What If (2019)
as Self - Filmmaker
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments (2004)
as Self
Veränderung (2020)
as Self
Alekan, la lumière (1988)
as Self
The Ozu Diaries (2025)
as Self
Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski (2006)
as Self
3 American LPs (1969)
Actor
Good Morning, the Wind Blows (2020)
as Self
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders (1990)
as Self
The Heart and the Legs (1989)
as Self
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987)
as Gas Station Attendant
Leçon de cinéma avec Wim Wenders (2018)
as Self - filmmaker
Films to Die For (2025)
as Self - Interviewee
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die) (2003)
as Self
De droomproducenten (1984)
as Self
Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen (2015)
as Self
Back to Room 666 (2008)
as Self
Die 2050er - Everything will change (2022)
Actor
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us (2003)
as Self
Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982 (1982)
as Self
Cronología (2010)
Actor
The Night of the Filmmakers (1995)
as Self
Cinématon n°212 : Wim Wenders (1982)
Actor
Come with Me to the Cinema – The Gregors (2022)
as Self
Living the Light: Robby Müller (2018)
as Self
Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas' (1990)
as Self
Beyond the Bolex (2018)
as Self
Without Me (1993)
as Himself
Dream Island (1991)
Actor
Cinématon XXII (1982)
as N°212
La torcedura (2004)
Actor
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers (2008)
as Self
Wim Wenders' Story Of His Early Years (2008)
as Self
Effedia - Sulla mia cattiva strada (2008)
as Self
Candy Man (1968)
Actor
Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germany (2015)
as Self
In Bildern leben - Die filmischen Reflexionen des Wim Wenders (1995)
as Self