Wim Wenders

Biography

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

The Salt of the Earth

29 August 2014

The American Friend

24 June 1977

The Million Dollar Hotel

Pope Francis: A Man of His Word

18 May 2018

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

3 September 2011

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2023	German Genius	Wim Wenders
2023	Room 999	Self
2023	Cannes Uncut	Self
2023	Directors Talks	Self
—	Cinématon n°212 : Wim Wenders
2022	Everything Will Change
2022	Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer	Self
2022	Film: The Living Record of Our Memory	Self
2022	From Our Side
2022	CAN and Me	Self
2022	Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors	Wim Wenders
2022	Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary	Lui-même
2021	Now	Self
2021	A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner	Self
2021	Why Are We (Not) Creative?	Self
2020	High Maintenance	Self
2020	Wim Wenders, Desperado	Self
2020	Veränderung	Self
2020	Good Morning, the Wind Blows	Himself
2019	Zeroville	Larry
2019	Paul Auster: What If	Self - Filmmaker
2018	Pope Francis: A Man of His Word	Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
2018	Living the Light: Robby Müller	Self
2018	Beyond the Bolex	Self
2018	Was tut sich - im deutschen Film?	Self
2017	The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov	Self
2017	Plankton Salesmen	Self (archive footage)
2016	Along for the Ride	Self
2016	Water and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma, the Colours of Life	Self
2016	Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider	Self
2016	Three for the Road	Self
2015	The Legend of the Palme d'Or	Self
2015	Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen	Self
2015	French Cinema Mon Amour	Self
2015	Chris Marker: Never Explain, Never Complain	Self
2015	Restoring Time	Self
2015	Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germany	Self
2014	The Salt of the Earth	Self
2014	Henri Langlois vu par...	Self
2013	Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction	Self
2013	A Fuller Life	Self - Reader (segment "A River of Tears")
2012	Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas	Self
2012	Close Up	Self (archive footage)
2012	BAM150	Self
2011	The Story of Film: An Odyssey	Self
2011	Hitler in Hollywood	Wim Wenders
2011	Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard	Self
2011	Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter	Self
2011	Viaggio in Bergmania	Self
2011	Zwischen den Zeiten
2011	Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
2011	Schawinski	Self
2010	Snowblind	Gray Fox
2010	Cronología
2010	Westpol: Eins zu eins	self
2009	What Do You Know About Me	Self
2008	Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte	Self
2008	One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years	Self
2008	Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers	Self
2008	Back to Room 666	Self
2008	Effedia - Sulla mia cattiva strada	Self
2008	Wim Wenders' Story Of His Early Years	Self
2007	Cannes: All Access	Self
2007	Dickes B	Self
2006	The Art of Football from A to Z	Self
2005	Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski	Self
2004	Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen	Self
2004	Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments	Self
2004	Leçon de Cinéma	Self
2004	Kulturplatz	Self
2004	La torcedura
2004	Im Palais	Self
2003	Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us	Self
2003	Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)	Self
2003	ZIBB	Self
2002	Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet	Doctor #1 (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona")
2002	Fassbinder in Hollywood	Self
2001	Janela da Alma	Self
2000	The Million Dollar Hotel
2000	FreeDogme	himself
1999	Volle Kanne	Self
1998	Die Johannes B. Kerner Show	Self
1998	Alekan le magnifique	Self
1998	Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show	Self
1998	Sabine Christiansen	Self
1997	Tango Berlin
1997	Nachtstudio	Self
1997	Im Dialog	self
1996	Love in Hollywood	Self
1995	Die Harald Schmidt Show	Self
1995	A Trick of the Light	Regisseur / Milchmann
1995	The Night of the Filmmakers	Self
1995	To Make a Film Is to Be Alive	Self (uncredited)
1994	Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait	Self
1994	Kleiner Mann ganz groß	Self
1993	Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring	Santa Claus
1993	Talking with Ozu	Self
1993	Without Me	Himself
1992	Riverboat	Self
1991	Dream Island
1990	Pictures of Europe	Self
1990	Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas'	Self
1990	Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders	Self
1990	Wim Wenders in Tokyo	Self
1989	Notebook on Cities and Clothes	Self
1989	The Heart and the Legs	Self
1988	Alekan, la lumière	Self
1987	Helsinki Napoli All Night Long	Gas Station Attendant
1987	Nachtcafé	Self
1987	live - die ZDF-talkshow	Self
1985	King Kongs Faust	Regisseur
1985	Report from Hollywood
1984	Tausend Augen	Dieb im Videoladen
1983	Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act	Himself
1982	The State of Things	Tram Passenger (uncredited)
1982	Room 666	Self
1982	Menschen	Self
1982	Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982	Self
1982	Cinématon XXII	N°212
1982	Wortwechsel	Self
1980	Lightning Over Water	Self
1979	NDR Talk Show	Self
1979	Bayerischer Filmpreis	Self
1978	Cinématon	N°212
1978	Long Shot	Another Director
1977	The American Friend	Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)
1977	Wrong Move	Man in Dining Car (uncredited)
1976	Kings of the Road	Spectator at Pauline's Theater (uncredited)
1976	Kölner Treff	Self
1976	Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema	Self
1975	The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick	Man Walking through Vienna Bus Station (uncredited)
1975	Midi Première	Self
1974	Alice in the Cities	Man by Jukebox in American Cafe (uncredited)
1974	Spécial cinéma	Self
1971	Summer in the City	Billardspieler (uncredited)
1969	3 American LPs
1968	Candy Man
1968	Love and So Forth	Student
1966	Goldene Kamera Verleihung	Self
1951	Deutscher Filmpreis	Self
1948	Bambi Awards	Self

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
—	Das Geheimnis der Orte	Writer
—	Das Geheimnis der Orte	Director
2023	Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party	Producer
2020	Veränderung	Director
—	Return to Timbuktu	Executive Producer
2021	A Future Together	Director
2020	Veränderung	Writer
2017	Jil Sander: Spring/Summer 2018 Campaign	Director
2014	The Berlin Philharmonic	Director
2014	Magnum - Feiere den Moment	Director
2014	Henri Langlois vu par...	Director
2013	Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle	Executive Producer
2012	Der fremde Fotograf und die Einsamkeit	Script Supervisor
—	Sound of Ice	Executive Producer
2023	Perfect Days	Producer
2023	Perfect Days	Director
2023	Perfect Days	Screenplay
2023	Anselm	Director
2023	Anselm	Writer
2023	An Endless Sunday	Co-Producer
2023	Songs of Earth	Executive Producer
2023	Somebody Comes into the Light	Director
2023	Somebody Comes into the Light	Producer
2022	Roving Woman	Executive Producer
2021	Souad	Co-Producer
2021	Karen Dalton: In My Own Time	Executive Producer
2021	Reality Winner	Executive Producer
2020	A Black Jesus	Producer
2020	Two or Three Things I Know about Edward Hopper	Writer
2020	Two or Three Things I Know about Edward Hopper	Executive Producer
2020	Two or Three Things I Know about Edward Hopper	Producer
2020	Two or Three Things I Know about Edward Hopper	Director
2019	Waiting for the Miracle to Come	Executive Producer
2018	Pope Francis: A Man of His Word	Writer
2018	Pope Francis: A Man of His Word	Director
2018	Pope Francis: A Man of His Word	Producer
2018	Little Hands	Executive Producer
2018	It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story	Executive Producer
2017	Submergence	Director
2017	Buena Vista Social Club: Adios	Executive Producer
2016	National Bird	Executive Producer
2016	The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez	Director
2016	The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez	Writer
2016	The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez	Producer
2015	Every Thing Will Be Fine	Director
2015	Our Last Tango	Executive Producer
2014	The Salt of the Earth	Director
2014	The Salt of the Earth	Writer
2014	The Salt of the Earth	Still Photographer
2014	The Salt of the Earth	Executive Producer
2014	Cathedrals of Culture	Director
2014	Cathedrals of Culture	Writer
2014	Cathedrals of Culture	Executive Producer
2014	Cathedrals of Culture: Halden Prison	Executive Producer
2014	Magnum - Feiere den Moment	Writer
2013	Über Gott, Alfi und Mexico	Producer
2012	Stories We Tell	Thanks
2012	Invisible World	Director
2012	Invisible World	Writer
2012	Ver ou Não Ver	Director
2011	Pina	Screenplay
2011	Pina	Director
2011	Pina	Producer
2010	Au Revoir Taipei	Executive Producer
2010	Il Volo	Director
2010	Il Volo	Writer
2010	If Buildings Could Talk	Writer
2010	If Buildings Could Talk	Director
2009	The Open Road	Executive Producer
2009	Passage	Thanks
2008	Palermo Shooting	Director
2008	Palermo Shooting	Writer
2008	Palermo Shooting	Producer
2008	The Clone Returns Home	Executive Producer
2008	8	Director
2008	8	Writer
2008	Person to Person	Director
2007	To Each His Own Cinema	Director
2007	Invisibles	Writer
2007	Invisibles	Director
2007	Invisible Crimes	Director
2006	The House Is Burning	Executive Producer
2005	Don't Come Knocking	Director
2005	Don't Come Knocking	Executive Producer
2005	Don't Come Knocking	Writer
2005	Egoshooter	Producer
2004	Land of Plenty	Screenplay
2004	Land of Plenty	Director
2004	Half the Rent	Producer
2004	Música Cubana	Producer
2004	La torcedura	Producer
2003	The Soul of a Man	Director
2003	The Soul of a Man	Writer
2003	The Soul of a Man	Camera Operator
2003	The Blues	Writer
2003	The Blues	Director
2003	Narren	Producer
2003	The Other Side of the Road	Director
2003	Fools	Producer
2002	Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet	Director
2002	Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet	Writer
2002	Three Days of Rain	Presenter
2002	June Moon	Producer
2002	BAP - Viel Passiert	Director
2002	BAP - Viel Passiert	Writer
2000	The Million Dollar Hotel	Director
2000	The Million Dollar Hotel	Producer
2000	One Morning All Over the World	Director
2000	In the Shadow of Hollywood	Archival Footage Research
1999	Buena Vista Social Club	Director
1999	Buena Vista Social Club	Screenplay
1998	City of Angels	Original Film Writer
1998	Willie Nelson at the Teatro	Writer
1998	Willie Nelson at the Teatro	Director
1997	The End of Violence	Producer
1997	The End of Violence	Director
1997	The End of Violence	Story
1997	Go for Gold!	Producer
1995	Beyond the Clouds	Director
1995	Beyond the Clouds	Screenplay
1995	Beyond the Clouds	Still Photographer
1995	Lumière and Company	Director
1995	A Trick of the Light	Director
1995	A Trick of the Light	Writer
1995	A Trick of the Light	Producer
1994	Lisbon Story	Director
1994	Lisbon Story	Producer
1994	Lisbon Story	Screenplay
1993	Faraway, So Close!	Screenplay
1993	Faraway, So Close!	Producer
1993	Faraway, So Close!	Director
1993	Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring	Director
1993	Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring	Writer
1993	Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring	Producer
1993	The Absence	Producer
1993	Adamski	Thanks
1991	Until the End of the World	Screenplay
1991	Until the End of the World	Director
1991	Until the End of the World	Co-Producer
1991	Until the End of the World	Story
1991	Dream Island	Producer
1990	Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter	Director
1989	Notebook on Cities and Clothes	Director
1989	Notebook on Cities and Clothes	Writer
1989	Notebook on Cities and Clothes	Producer
1989	Notebook on Cities and Clothes	Director of Photography
1988	Chocolat	Co-Producer
1988	The Passenger – Welcome to Germany	Consulting Producer
1987	Wings of Desire	Director
1987	Wings of Desire	Producer
1987	Wings of Desire	Screenplay
1987	Iron Earth, Copper Sky	Producer
1987	Sansibar oder Der letzte Grund	Sound Mix Technician
1985	Tokyo-Ga	Director
1985	Tokyo-Ga	Editor
1985	Tokyo-Ga	Writer
1985	Tokyo-Ga	Producer
1985	I Played It for You	Additional Photography
1984	Paris, Texas	Director
1984	Paris, Texas	Producer
1982	The State of Things	Director
1982	The State of Things	Producer
1982	The State of Things	Writer
1982	Hammett	Director
1982	Room 666	Director
1982	Room 666	Writer
1982	Room 666	Producer
1982	Cinéma cinémas	Director
1982	Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982	Director
1982	Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982	Producer
1982	Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982	Writer
1980	Lightning Over Water	Writer
1980	Lightning Over Water	Director
1980	Lightning Over Water	Producer
1980	Lightning Over Water	Editor
1980	Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers	Additional Camera
1979	Radio On	Associate Producer
1979	...als Diesel geboren	Producer
1979	Nicholas Ray: Especially for Pierre	Camera Operator
1979	Nicholas Ray: Especially for Pierre	Director of Photography
1979	Nicholas Ray: Especially for Pierre	Producer
1979	Nicholas Ray: Especially for Pierre	Sound
1977	The American Friend	Screenplay
1977	The American Friend	Director
1977	The American Friend	Producer
1977	Wrong Move	Director
1977	Wrong Move	Producer
1977	The Left-Handed Woman	Producer
1976	Kings of the Road	Director
1976	Kings of the Road	Producer
1976	Kings of the Road	Screenplay
1975	The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick	Director
1975	The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick	Writer
1975	The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick	Producer
1974	Alice in the Cities	Screenplay
1974	Alice in the Cities	Director
1974	Alice in the Cities	Producer
1974	Ein Haus für uns	Director
1974	From the Family of Reptiles	Director
1974	The Island	Director
1974	Ein bißchen Liebe	Producer
1973	The Scarlet Letter	Director
1973	The Scarlet Letter	Writer
1973	The Scarlet Letter	Producer
1971	Summer in the City	Director
1971	Summer in the City	Producer
1971	Summer in the City	Writer
1969	Polizeifilm	Writer
1969	Polizeifilm	Director
1969	Polizeifilm	Editor
1969	Polizeifilm	Director of Photography
1969	Silver City Revisited	Director
1969	Silver City Revisited	Writer
1969	Silver City Revisited	Editor
1969	Silver City Revisited	Director of Photography
1969	Silver City Revisited	Producer
1969	Alabama (2000 Light Years)	Writer
1969	Alabama (2000 Light Years)	Editor
1969	Alabama (2000 Light Years)	Director
1969	Alabama (2000 Light Years)	Sound
1969	3 American LPs	Director
1969	3 American LPs	Editor
1969	Am Spätnachmittag des folgenden Tages erwachte Joe in einem billigen Hotelzimmer - Andy schläft noch ...	Producer
1969	Der Fall Lena Christ	Unit Manager
1969	Amon Duul II: Plays Phallus Dei	Director of Photography
1969	Ten Years After	Director of Photography
1969	Kaspar Hauser	Director
1968	Same Player Shoots Again	Director
1968	Same Player Shoots Again	Editor
1968	Same Player Shoots Again	Producer
1968	Same Player Shoots Again	Director of Photography
1968	Same Player Shoots Again	Writer
1968	Klappenfilm	Producer
1968	Klappenfilm	Director
1968	Victor I.	Director
1967	Schauplätze	Director
1967	Schauplätze	Writer
1967	Schauplätze	Producer
1967	Schauplätze	Editor
1967	Schauplätze	Director of Photography