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Wim Wenders

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79 Years Old

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.

Born

Düsseldorf, Germany on 14th August 1945

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Sabine Christiansen
Self
Bambi-Verleihung Image
Bambi-Verleihung
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Volle Kanne
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Spécial cinéma Image
Spécial cinéma
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Riverboat Image
Riverboat
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Morgenmagazin Image
Morgenmagazin
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Midi Première Image
Midi Première
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Nachtstudio
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Nachtcafé Image
Nachtcafé
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Wortwechsel
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Westpol: Eins zu eins
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Leçon de Cinéma Image
Leçon de Cinéma
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Menschen
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NDR Talk Show Image
NDR Talk Show
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ZIBB
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Die Harald Schmidt Show Image
Die Harald Schmidt Show
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Goldene Kamera Verleihung
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The Story of Film: An Odyssey Image
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
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Kölner Treff Image
Kölner Treff
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The Johannes B. Kerner Show
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Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show
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Deutscher Filmpreis
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Im Dialog
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German Genius Image
German Genius
Wim Wenders
Kulturplatz Image
Kulturplatz
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Bayerischer Filmpreis
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Im Palais
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Schawinski
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Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen
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The Salt of the Earth Image
The Salt of the Earth
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Dickes B
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Die 2050er - Everything will change Image
Die 2050er - Everything will change
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live - die ZDF-talkshow
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Zeroville Image
Zeroville
Larry
The American Friend Image
The American Friend
Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)
The Million Dollar Hotel Image
The Million Dollar Hotel
Kings of the Road Image
Kings of the Road
Spectator at Pauline's Theater (uncredited)
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word Image
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Alice in the Cities Image
Alice in the Cities
Man by Jukebox in American Cafe (uncredited)
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Was tut sich - im deutschen Film?
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Room 666 Image
Room 666
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Directors Talks Image
Directors Talks
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Why Are We Creative? Image
Why Are We Creative?
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Wrong Move Image
Wrong Move
Man in Dining Car (uncredited)
Werner Herzog - Radikaler Träumer Image
Werner Herzog - Radikaler Träumer
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Close Up Image
Close Up
Self (archive footage)
Now Image
Now
Self
Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germany Image
Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germany
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Room 999 Image
Room 999
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Along for the Ride Image
Along for the Ride
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Cinématon Image
Cinématon
N°212
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction Image
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
Self
Wim Wenders, Desperado Image
Wim Wenders, Desperado
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The State of Things Image
The State of Things
Tram Passenger (uncredited)
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long Image
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long
Gas Station Attendant
French Cinema Mon Amour Image
French Cinema Mon Amour
Self
Plankton Salesmen Image
Plankton Salesmen
Self (archive footage)
One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years Image
One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years
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Cannes: All Access Image
Cannes: All Access
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The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick Image
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
Man Walking through Vienna Bus Station (uncredited)
Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas Image
Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas
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Notebook on Cities and Clothes Image
Notebook on Cities and Clothes
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BAM150
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The Art of Football from A to Z Image
The Art of Football from A to Z
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Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard Image
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
Self
A Fuller Life Image
A Fuller Life
Self - Reader (segment "A River of Tears")
Hitler in Hollywood Image
Hitler in Hollywood
Wim Wenders
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet Image
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
Doctor #1 (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona")
Lightning Over Water Image
Lightning Over Water
Self
Cannes Uncut Image
Cannes Uncut
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Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life Image
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
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Beyond the Bolex Image
Beyond the Bolex
Self
Wim Wenders in Tokyo Image
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
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Tausend Augen Image
Tausend Augen
Dieb im Videoladen
Paul Auster: What If Image
Paul Auster: What If
Self - Filmmaker
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory Image
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
Self
Edgar G. Ulmer – Der Mann im Off Image
Edgar G. Ulmer – Der Mann im Off
Self
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments Image
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
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Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders Image
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
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Why Are We (Not) Creative? Image
Why Are We (Not) Creative?
Self
Love in Hollywood Image
Love in Hollywood
Self
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die) Image
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
Self
Talking with Ozu Image
Talking with Ozu
Self
Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982 Image
Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982
Self
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Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte
Self
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Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski
Self
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us Image
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
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Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors Image
Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors
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King Kongs Faust
Regisseur
Living the Light: Robby Müller Image
Living the Light: Robby Müller
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A Trick of the Light Image
A Trick of the Light
Regisseur / Milchmann
High Maintenance Image
High Maintenance
Self
The Legend of the Palme d'Or Image
The Legend of the Palme d'Or
Self
Henri Langlois vu par... Image
Henri Langlois vu par...
Self
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider Image
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
Self
A Weekend at the Beach Image
A Weekend at the Beach
Himself
Kleiner Mann ganz groß Image
Kleiner Mann ganz groß
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Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas' Image
Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas'
Self
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Now is Now: Wim Wenders on 'Perfect Days'
Self
Long Shot Image
Long Shot
Another Director
Snowblind Image
Snowblind
Gray Fox
What Do You Know About Me Image
What Do You Know About Me
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Back to Room 666
Self
To Make a Film Is to Be Alive Image
To Make a Film Is to Be Alive
Self (uncredited)
Janela da Alma Image
Janela da Alma
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Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
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Without Me
Himself
The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov Image
The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov
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Wim Wenders' Story Of His Early Years Image
Wim Wenders' Story Of His Early Years
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The Heart and the Legs
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Chris Marker: Never Explain, Never Complain Image
Chris Marker: Never Explain, Never Complain
Self
FreeDogme Image
FreeDogme
himself
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema Image
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema
Self
Summer in the City Image
Summer in the City
Billardspieler (uncredited)
Alekan, la lumière Image
Alekan, la lumière
Self
Pictures of Europe Image
Pictures of Europe
Self
Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act Image
Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act
Himself
Viaggio in Bergmania Image
Viaggio in Bergmania
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Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen Image
Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen
Self
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Report from Hollywood
CAN and Me Image
CAN and Me
Self
Love and So Forth Image
Love and So Forth
Student
The Keys to Freedom Image
The Keys to Freedom
Wim Wenders
The Night of the Filmmakers Image
The Night of the Filmmakers
Self
A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner Image
A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner
Self
From Our Side Image
From Our Side
Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait Image
Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait
Self
Fassbinder in Hollywood Image
Fassbinder in Hollywood
Self
Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter Image
Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter
Self
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Zwischen den Zeiten
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers Image
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
Self
Effedia - Sulla mia cattiva strada Image
Effedia - Sulla mia cattiva strada
Self
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Cinématon XXII
N°212
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Cronología
Three for the Road Image
Three for the Road
Self
Good Morning, the Wind Blows Image
Good Morning, the Wind Blows
Himself
3 American LPs Image
3 American LPs
Restoring Time Image
Restoring Time
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La torcedura
Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring Image
Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring
Santa Claus
Alekan le magnifique Image
Alekan le magnifique
Self
Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary Image
Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary
Lui-même
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Tango Berlin
Veränderung Image
Veränderung
Self
Cinématon n°212 : Wim Wenders Image
Cinématon n°212 : Wim Wenders
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Dream Island
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Candy Man