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Wim Wenders

Directing 80 years old Düsseldorf, Germany ★ 2.0
Born: August 14, 1945

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.

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Filmography

Acting Credits (155)

Mein liebster Dokumentarfilm
Mein liebster Dokumentarfilm Self 2026
Films to Die For
Films to Die For Self - Interviewee 2025
La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione
La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione 2025
The Ozu Diaries
The Ozu Diaries Self 2025
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende Self 2025
The Keys to Freedom
The Keys to Freedom Wim Wenders 2025
Now is Now: Wim Wenders on 'Perfect Days'
Now is Now: Wim Wenders on 'Perfect Days' Self 2024
Room 999
Room 999 Self 2023
Directors Talks
Directors Talks Self 2023
Cannes Uncut
Cannes Uncut Self 2023
German Genius
German Genius Wim Wenders 2023
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer Self 2022
CAN and Me
CAN and Me Self 2022
Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary
Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary Lui-même 2022
From Our Side
From Our Side 2022
Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors
Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors Self 2022
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory Self 2022
Die 2050er - Everything will change
Die 2050er - Everything will change 2022
Why Are We (Not) Creative?
Why Are We (Not) Creative? Self 2021
Now
Now Self 2021
A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner
A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner Self 2021
Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen
Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen Self 2020
High Maintenance
High Maintenance Self 2020
Good Morning, the Wind Blows
Good Morning, the Wind Blows Himself 2020
Wim Wenders, Desperado
Wim Wenders, Desperado Self 2020
Veränderung
Veränderung Self 2020
Zeroville
Zeroville Larry 2019
Paul Auster: What If
Paul Auster: What If Self - Filmmaker 2019
Beyond the Bolex
Beyond the Bolex Self 2018
Living the Light: Robby Müller
Living the Light: Robby Müller Self 2018
Why Are We Creative?
Why Are We Creative? Self 2018
Was tut sich - im deutschen Film?
Was tut sich - im deutschen Film? Self 2018
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 2018
Leçon de cinéma avec Wim Wenders
Leçon de cinéma avec Wim Wenders Self - filmmaker 2018
Plankton Salesmen
Plankton Salesmen Self (archive footage) 2017
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life Self 2017
The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov
The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov Self 2017
Along for the Ride
Along for the Ride Self 2016
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider Self 2016
Three for the Road
Three for the Road Self 2016
A Weekend at the Beach
A Weekend at the Beach Self 2015
Filmstudio, mon amour
Filmstudio, mon amour Sé stesso 2015
Chris Marker: Never Explain, Never Complain
Chris Marker: Never Explain, Never Complain Self 2015
French Cinema Mon Amour
French Cinema Mon Amour Self 2015
Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germany
Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germany Self 2015
The Legend of the Palme d'Or
The Legend of the Palme d'Or Self 2015
Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen
Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen Self 2015
Restoring Time
Restoring Time Self 2015
The Salt of the Earth
The Salt of the Earth Self 2014
Henri Langlois vu par...
Henri Langlois vu par... Self 2014
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction Self 2013
A Fuller Life
A Fuller Life Self - Reader (segment "A River of Tears") 2013
Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas
Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas Self 2012
Close Up
Close Up Self (archive footage) 2012
BAM150
BAM150 Self 2012
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard Self 2011
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
The Story of Film: An Odyssey Self 2011
Schawinski
Schawinski Self 2011
Hitler in Hollywood
Hitler in Hollywood Wim Wenders 2011
Zwischen den Zeiten
Zwischen den Zeiten 2011
Viaggio in Bergmania
Viaggio in Bergmania Self 2011
Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter
Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter Self 2011
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland 2011
Snowblind
Snowblind Gray Fox 2010
Cronología
Cronología 2010
Westpol: Eins zu eins
Westpol: Eins zu eins self 2010
What Do You Know About Me
What Do You Know About Me Self 2009
Effedia - Sulla mia cattiva strada
Effedia - Sulla mia cattiva strada Self 2008
Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte
Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte Self 2008
Wim Wenders' Story Of His Early Years
Wim Wenders' Story Of His Early Years Self 2008
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers Self 2008
Back to Room 666
Back to Room 666 Self 2008
One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years
One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years Self 2008
Dickes B
Dickes B Self 2007
Cannes: All Access
Cannes: All Access Self 2007
The Art of Football from A to Z
The Art of Football from A to Z Self 2006
Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski
Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski Self 2005
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen Self 2004
Kulturplatz
Kulturplatz Self 2004
Im Palais
Im Palais Self 2004
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments Self 2004
Leçon de Cinéma
Leçon de Cinéma Self 2004
La torcedura
La torcedura 2004
ZIBB
ZIBB Self 2003
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us Self 2003
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die) Self 2003
Fassbinder in Hollywood
Fassbinder in Hollywood Self 2002
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet Doctor #1 (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona") 2002
Janela da Alma
Janela da Alma Self 2001
The Million Dollar Hotel
The Million Dollar Hotel 2000
FreeDogme
FreeDogme himself 2000
Volle Kanne
Volle Kanne Self 1999
Alekan le magnifique
Alekan le magnifique Self 1998
Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show
Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show Self 1998
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
The Johannes B. Kerner Show Self 1998
Sabine Christiansen
Sabine Christiansen Self 1998
Nachtstudio
Nachtstudio Self 1997
Im Dialog
Im Dialog self 1997
Tango Berlin
Tango Berlin 1997
Love in Hollywood
Love in Hollywood Self 1996
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Die Harald Schmidt Show Self 1995
A Trick of the Light
A Trick of the Light Regisseur / Milchmann 1995
To Make a Film Is to Be Alive
To Make a Film Is to Be Alive Self (uncredited) 1995
The Night of the Filmmakers
The Night of the Filmmakers Self 1995
In Bildern leben - Die filmischen Reflexionen des Wim Wenders
In Bildern leben - Die filmischen Reflexionen des Wim Wenders Self 1995
Kleiner Mann ganz groß
Kleiner Mann ganz groß Self 1994
Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait
Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait Self 1994
Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring
Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring Santa Claus 1993
Talking with Ozu
Talking with Ozu Self 1993
Without Me
Without Me Himself 1993
Morgenmagazin
Morgenmagazin Self 1992
Riverboat
Riverboat Self 1992
Dream Island
Dream Island 1991
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
Wim Wenders in Tokyo Self 1990
Pictures of Europe
Pictures of Europe Self 1990
Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas'
Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas' Self 1990
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders Self 1990
Notebook on Cities and Clothes
Notebook on Cities and Clothes Self 1989
The Heart and the Legs
The Heart and the Legs Self 1989
Alekan, la lumière
Alekan, la lumière Self 1988
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long Gas Station Attendant 1987
live - die ZDF-talkshow
live - die ZDF-talkshow Self 1987
Nachtcafé
Nachtcafé Self 1987
King Kongs Faust
King Kongs Faust Regisseur 1985
Report from Hollywood
Report from Hollywood 1985
Tausend Augen
Tausend Augen Dieb im Videoladen 1984
Goldene Kamera
Goldene Kamera Self 1984
Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act
Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act Himself 1983
Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982
Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982 Self 1982
Cinématon XXII
Cinématon XXII N°212 1982
Cinématon n°212 : Wim Wenders
Cinématon n°212 : Wim Wenders 1982
Room 666
Room 666 Self 1982
The State of Things
The State of Things Tram Passenger (uncredited) 1982
Menschen
Menschen Self 1982
Wortwechsel
Wortwechsel Self 1982
Lightning Over Water
Lightning Over Water Self 1980
Bavarian Film Awards
Bavarian Film Awards Self 1979
NDR Talk Show
NDR Talk Show Self 1979
Cinématon
Cinématon N°212 1978
Long Shot
Long Shot Another Director 1978
The American Friend
The American Friend Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited) 1977
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema Self 1976
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road Spectator at Pauline's Theater (uncredited) 1976
Kölner Treff
Kölner Treff Self 1976
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick Man Walking through Vienna Bus Station (uncredited) 1975
Wrong Move
Wrong Move Man in Dining Car (uncredited) 1975
Midi Première
Midi Première Self 1975
Spécial cinéma
Spécial cinéma Self 1974
Alice in the Cities
Alice in the Cities Man by Jukebox in American Cafe (uncredited) 1974
Summer in the City
Summer in the City Billardspieler (uncredited) 1972
3 American LPs
3 American LPs 1969
Love and So Forth
Love and So Forth Student 1968
Candy Man
Candy Man 1968
German Film Award
German Film Award Self 1951
Bambi
Bambi Self 1948

Directing Credits (76)

The Keys to Freedom
The Keys to Freedom Director 2025
Perfect Days
Perfect Days Director 2023
Some Body Comes Into the Light
Some Body Comes Into the Light Director 2023
Anselm
Anselm Director 2023
Présence
Présence Director 2022
Wim Wenders, Desperado
Wim Wenders, Desperado Director 2020
Veränderung
Veränderung Director 2020
Two or Three Things I Know about Edward Hopper
Two or Three Things I Know about Edward Hopper Director 2020
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word Director 2018
Submergence
Submergence Director 2017
The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez
The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez Director 2016
Every Thing Will Be Fine
Every Thing Will Be Fine Director 2015
The Salt of the Earth
The Salt of the Earth Director 2014
Henri Langlois vu par...
Henri Langlois vu par... Director 2014
Cathedrals of Culture
Cathedrals of Culture Director 2014
The Berlin Philharmonic
The Berlin Philharmonic Director 2014
Invisible World
Invisible World Director 2013
Ver ou Não Ver
Ver ou Não Ver Director 2012
Der fremde Fotograf und die Einsamkeit
Der fremde Fotograf und die Einsamkeit Script Supervisor 2012
Pina
Pina Director 2011
If Buildings Could Talk
If Buildings Could Talk Director 2010
Il Volo
Il Volo Director 2010
Palermo Shooting
Palermo Shooting Director 2008
8
8 Director 2008
To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema Director 2007
Invisibles
Invisibles Director 2007
Invisible Crimes
Invisible Crimes Director 2007
Don't Come Knocking
Don't Come Knocking Director 2005
Land of Plenty
Land of Plenty Director 2004
The Blues
The Blues Director 2003
The Soul of a Man
The Soul of a Man Director 2003
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet Director 2002
BAP - Ode to Cologne
BAP - Ode to Cologne Director 2002
The Million Dollar Hotel
The Million Dollar Hotel Director 2000
One Morning All Over the World
One Morning All Over the World Director 2000
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club Director 1999
Willie Nelson at the Teatro
Willie Nelson at the Teatro Director 1998
The End of Violence
The End of Violence Director 1997
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company Director 1995
A Trick of the Light
A Trick of the Light Director 1995
Beyond the Clouds
Beyond the Clouds Co-Director 1995
Lisbon Story
Lisbon Story Director 1994
Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring
Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring Director 1993
Faraway, So Close!
Faraway, So Close! Director 1993
Until the End of the World
Until the End of the World Director 1991
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter Director 1990
Notebook on Cities and Clothes
Notebook on Cities and Clothes Director 1989
Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire Director 1987
Tokyo-Ga
Tokyo-Ga Director 1985
Paris, Texas
Paris, Texas Director 1984
Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982
Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982 Director 1982
Hammett
Hammett Director 1982
Room 666
Room 666 Director 1982
The State of Things
The State of Things Director 1982
Cinéma cinémas
Cinéma cinémas Director 1982
Lightning Over Water
Lightning Over Water Director 1980
The American Friend
The American Friend Director 1977
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road Director 1976
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick Director 1975
Wrong Move
Wrong Move Director 1975
From the Family of Reptiles
From the Family of Reptiles Director 1974
The Island
The Island Director 1974
Alice in the Cities
Alice in the Cities Director 1974
Ein Haus für uns
Ein Haus für uns Director 1974
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter Director 1973
Summer in the City
Summer in the City Director 1972
3 American LPs
3 American LPs Director 1969
Polizeifilm
Polizeifilm Director 1969
Kaspar Hauser
Kaspar Hauser Director 1969
Silver City Revisited
Silver City Revisited Director 1969
Alabama (2000 Light Years)
Alabama (2000 Light Years) Director 1969
Same Player Shoots Again
Same Player Shoots Again Director 1968
Klappenfilm
Klappenfilm Director 1968
Victor I.
Victor I. Director 1968
Schauplätze
Schauplätze Director 1967
Das Geheimnis der Orte
Das Geheimnis der Orte Director

Writing Credits (52)

The Keys to Freedom
The Keys to Freedom Writer 2025
Perfect Days
Perfect Days Screenplay 2023
Anselm
Anselm Writer 2023
Veränderung
Veränderung Writer 2020
Two or Three Things I Know about Edward Hopper
Two or Three Things I Know about Edward Hopper Writer 2020
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word Writer 2018
The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez
The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez Writer 2016
The Salt of the Earth
The Salt of the Earth Writer 2014
Cathedrals of Culture
Cathedrals of Culture Writer 2014
Invisible World
Invisible World Writer 2013
Pina
Pina Screenplay 2011
If Buildings Could Talk
If Buildings Could Talk Writer 2010
Il Volo
Il Volo Writer 2010
Palermo Shooting
Palermo Shooting Writer 2008
8
8 Writer 2008
Invisibles
Invisibles Writer 2007
Don't Come Knocking
Don't Come Knocking Writer 2005
Land of Plenty
Land of Plenty Screenplay 2004
The Blues
The Blues Writer 2003
The Soul of a Man
The Soul of a Man Writer 2003
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet Writer 2002
BAP - Ode to Cologne
BAP - Ode to Cologne Writer 2002
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club Screenplay 1999
City of Angels
City of Angels Original Film Writer 1998
Willie Nelson at the Teatro
Willie Nelson at the Teatro Writer 1998
The End of Violence
The End of Violence Story 1997
A Trick of the Light
A Trick of the Light Writer 1995
Beyond the Clouds
Beyond the Clouds Screenplay 1995
Lisbon Story
Lisbon Story Screenplay 1994
Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring
Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring Writer 1993
Faraway, So Close!
Faraway, So Close! Screenplay 1993
Until the End of the World
Until the End of the World Story 1991
Until the End of the World
Until the End of the World Screenplay 1991
Notebook on Cities and Clothes
Notebook on Cities and Clothes Writer 1989
Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire Screenplay 1987
Tokyo-Ga
Tokyo-Ga Writer 1985
Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982
Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982 Writer 1982
Room 666
Room 666 Writer 1982
The State of Things
The State of Things Writer 1982
Lightning Over Water
Lightning Over Water Writer 1980
The American Friend
The American Friend Screenplay 1977
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road Screenplay 1976
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick Writer 1975
Alice in the Cities
Alice in the Cities Screenplay 1974
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter Writer 1973
Summer in the City
Summer in the City Writer 1972
Polizeifilm
Polizeifilm Writer 1969
Silver City Revisited
Silver City Revisited Writer 1969
Alabama (2000 Light Years)
Alabama (2000 Light Years) Writer 1969
Same Player Shoots Again
Same Player Shoots Again Writer 1968
Schauplätze
Schauplätze Writer 1967
Das Geheimnis der Orte
Das Geheimnis der Orte Writer

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