Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders

Known for: Directing

Born: August 14, 1945

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…

Known for

Lightning Over Water
Lightning Over Water
1980
Room 999
Room 999
2023
Dream Island
1991
Tango Berlin
1997
Zwischen den Zeiten
2011
Notebook on Cities and Clothes
Notebook on Cities and Clothes
1989
Report from Hollywood
1985
Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring
Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring
1993
One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years
One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years
2008
From Our Side
From Our Side
2022
Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982
Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982
1982
Back to Room 666
2008
Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas
Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas
2012
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
2016
The Legend of the Palme d'Or
The Legend of the Palme d'Or
2015
Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas'
Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas'
1990
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema
1976
Wim Wenders' Story Of His Early Years
Wim Wenders' Story Of His Early Years
2008
Restoring Time
Restoring Time
2015
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
1990
Three for the Road
Three for the Road
2016
Wim Wenders, Desperado
Wim Wenders, Desperado
2020
Veränderung
Veränderung
2020
Cinématon n°212 : Wim Wenders
Cinématon n°212 : Wim Wenders
1982
Now is Now: Wim Wenders on 'Perfect Days'
2024
The Keys to Freedom
The Keys to Freedom
2025
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
2025
In Bildern leben - Die filmischen Reflexionen des Wim Wenders
In Bildern leben - Die filmischen Reflexionen des Wim Wenders
1995
Leçon de cinéma avec Wim Wenders
Leçon de cinéma avec Wim Wenders
2018
Films to Die For
Films to Die For
2025
Candy Man
1968
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
2011
Fassbinder in Hollywood
Fassbinder in Hollywood
2002
The Salt of the Earth
The Salt of the Earth
2014
Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen
Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen
2015
Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary
Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary
2022
3 American LPs
3 American LPs
1969
Living the Light: Robby Müller
Living the Light: Robby Müller
2018
Viaggio in Bergmania
Viaggio in Bergmania
2011
Beyond the Bolex
Beyond the Bolex
2018
The Ozu Diaries
The Ozu Diaries
2025
La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione
La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione
2025
Cronología
2010
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
2013
Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors
Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors
2022
Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act
Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act
1983
Cinématon XXII
1982
Good Morning, the Wind Blows
Good Morning, the Wind Blows
2020
A Weekend at the Beach
A Weekend at the Beach
2015
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
2004
CAN and Me
CAN and Me
2022
BAM150
BAM150
2012
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
2003
The Heart and the Legs
1989
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
2004
Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait
Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait
1994
The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov
The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov
2017
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
1990
Alekan, la lumière
Alekan, la lumière
1988
A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner
A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner
2021
High Maintenance
High Maintenance
2020
Janela da Alma
Janela da Alma
2001
La torcedura
2004
Cannes Uncut
Cannes Uncut
2023
Chris Marker: Never Explain, Never Complain
Chris Marker: Never Explain, Never Complain
2015
A Fuller Life
A Fuller Life
2013
FreeDogme
FreeDogme
2000
Alekan le magnifique
Alekan le magnifique
1998
Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter
Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter
2011
Talking with Ozu
Talking with Ozu
1993
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
2003
Snowblind
Snowblind
2010
Long Shot
Long Shot
1978
Pictures of Europe
Pictures of Europe
1990
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
2022
Effedia - Sulla mia cattiva strada
Effedia - Sulla mia cattiva strada
2008
Paul Auster: What If
Paul Auster: What If
2019
Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germany
Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germany
2015
Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte
2008
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976
Without Me
1993
Hitler in Hollywood
Hitler in Hollywood
2011
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1972
A Trick of the Light
A Trick of the Light
1995
De droomproducenten
De droomproducenten
1984
The Night of the Filmmakers
The Night of the Filmmakers
1995
Why Are We (Not) Creative?
Why Are We (Not) Creative?
2021
Kleiner Mann ganz groß
Kleiner Mann ganz groß
1994
Love and So Forth
Love and So Forth
1968
Wrong Move
Wrong Move
1975
Die 2050er - Everything will change
Die 2050er - Everything will change
2022
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
2011
Now
Now
2021
What Do You Know About Me
What Do You Know About Me
2009
Tausend Augen
Tausend Augen
1984
Why Are We Creative?
Why Are We Creative?
2018
King Kongs Faust
King Kongs Faust
1985
Henri Langlois vu par...
Henri Langlois vu par...
2014
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
2002
French Cinema Mon Amour
French Cinema Mon Amour
2015
Room 666
Room 666
1985
To Make a Film Is to Be Alive
To Make a Film Is to Be Alive
1995
Cannes: All Access
Cannes: All Access
2007
Love in Hollywood
Love in Hollywood
1996
Filmstudio, mon amour
Filmstudio, mon amour
2015
Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski
Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski
2006
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
2022
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
2018
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long
1987
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
2008
Alice in the Cities
Alice in the Cities
1974
Along for the Ride
Along for the Ride
2016
The State of Things
The State of Things
1982
The Art of Football from A to Z
The Art of Football from A to Z
2006
The American Friend
The American Friend
1977
The Million Dollar Hotel
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
1975
Zeroville
Zeroville
2019
Close Up
Close Up
2012
Plankton Salesmen
Plankton Salesmen
2017
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
2017
Cinématon
Cinématon
1978
Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show
1998
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
Leçon de Cinéma
Leçon de Cinéma
2004
Spécial cinéma
Spécial cinéma
1974
German Film Award
1951
Goldene Kamera
1984
Bambi
Bambi
1948
Schawinski
2011
Was tut sich - im deutschen Film?
2018
Bavarian Film Awards
1979
Volle Kanne
1999
Riverboat
Riverboat
1992
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998
Kölner Treff
Kölner Treff
1976
Midi Première
Midi Première
1975
Nachtcafé
Nachtcafé
1987
Sabine Christiansen
1998
NDR Talk Show
NDR Talk Show
1979
Wortwechsel
1982
Kulturplatz
Kulturplatz
2004
live - die ZDF-talkshow
1987
Nachtstudio
1997
Directors Talks
Directors Talks
2023
Menschen
1982
Im Palais
2004
Dickes B
2007
Im Dialog
1997
Westpol
2010
ZIBB
2003
German Genius
German Genius
2023
Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen
2020
Morgenmagazin
Morgenmagazin
1992
Mein liebster Dokumentarfilm
2026