Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
8/14/1945
Place of Birth
Düsseldorf, Germany
Also Known As
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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 Be...
Known For
Plankton Salesmen
as Self (archive footage)
Room 666
as Self
Tausend Augen
as Dieb im Videoladen
Zeroville
as Larry
Room 999
as Self
Long Shot
as Another Director
Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas'
as Self
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
as Man Walking through Vienna Bus Station (uncredited)
Close Up
as Self (archive footage)
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
as Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Why Are We Creative?
as Self
Wrong Move
as Man in Dining Car (uncredited)
Cannes Uncut
as Self
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
as Self
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
as Self
The State of Things
as Tram Passenger (uncredited)
Now
as Self
Wim Wenders, Desperado
as Self
The Salt of the Earth
as Self
Kings of the Road
as Spectator at Pauline's Theater (uncredited)
Career Timeline
2025
2023
2022
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
as Self
CAN and Me
as Self
Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary
as Lui-même
From Our Side
Role unknown
Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors
as Self
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
as Self
Die 2050er - Everything will change
Role unknown
2021
2020
2018
Beyond the Bolex
as Self
Living the Light: Robby Müller
as Self
Why Are We Creative?
as Self
Black Baby
as Self (archive footage)
Was tut sich - im deutschen Film?
as Self
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
as Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Leçon de cinéma avec Wim Wenders
as Self - filmmaker
2017
2016
2015
A Weekend at the Beach
as Self
Filmstudio, mon amour
as Sé stesso
Chris Marker: Never Explain, Never Complain
as Self
French Cinema Mon Amour
as Self
Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germany
as Self
The Legend of the Palme d'Or
as Self
Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen
as Self
Restoring Time
as Self
2013
2012
2011
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
as Self
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
as Self
Schawinski
as Self
Hitler in Hollywood
as Wim Wenders
Zwischen den Zeiten
Role unknown
Viaggio in Bergmania
as Self
Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter
as Self
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
Role unknown