Wim Wenders

Regie, Produzent, Autor, Darsteller, Schnitt

14. August 1945 (80 Jahre)
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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Filme & Serien auf plex.tv

  • Paris, Texas
    Paris, Texas1984
  • The Million Dollar Hotel
    The Million Dollar Hotel2000
  • Buena Vista Social Club
    Buena Vista Social Club1999
  • Pina
    Pina2011
  • Grenzenlos
    Grenzenlos2018
  • Hammett
    Hammett1982
  • Father & Son
    Father & Son2009
  • Radio On
    Radio On1979

Bekannt aus

  • Paris, Texas
    Paris, Texas1984
  • Der Himmel über Berlin
    Der Himmel über Berlin1987
  • Perfect Days
    Perfect Days2023
  • Stadt der Engel
    Stadt der Engel1998
  • Das Salz der Erde
    Das Salz der Erde2014
  • The Million Dollar Hotel
    The Million Dollar Hotel2000
  • Buena Vista Social Club
    Buena Vista Social Club1999
  • Der amerikanische Freund
    Der amerikanische Freund1977
  • Pina
    Pina2011
  • In weiter Ferne, so nah!
    In weiter Ferne, so nah!1993
  • Alice in den Städten
    Alice in den Städten1974
  • Bis ans Ende der Welt
    Bis ans Ende der Welt1991
  • Im Lauf der Zeit
    Im Lauf der Zeit1976
  • Grenzenlos
    Grenzenlos2018
  • Don't Come Knocking
    Don't Come Knocking2005
  • Am Ende der Gewalt
    Am Ende der Gewalt1997
  • Der Stand der Dinge
    Der Stand der Dinge1982
  • Lisbon Story
    Lisbon Story1994
  • Every Thing Will Be Fine
    Every Thing Will Be Fine2015
  • Land of Plenty
    Land of Plenty2004

Filmografie

2026
2024
From Darkness to Light · as Executive Producer
2023
2023
2023
2023
An Endless Sunday · as Co-Producer
2023
Songs of Earth · as Executive Producer
2022
Roving Woman · as Executive Producer
2021
Souad · as Co-Producer
2021
Reality Winner · as Executive Producer
2020
Karen Dalton: In My Own Time · as Executive Producer
2020
2018
Waiting for the Miracle to Come · as Executive Producer
2018
It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story · as Executive Producer
2018
2017
Little Hands · as Executive Producer
2017
Buena Vista Social Club: Adios · as Executive Producer
2016
National Bird · as Executive Producer
2016
2015
Our Last Tango · as Executive Producer
2014
The Salt of the Earth · as Executive Producer
2014
Cathedrals of Culture · as Executive Producer
2012
2011
Pinaauf plex.tv
2010
Au revoir Taipei · as Executive Producer
2009
The Open Road · as Executive Producerauf plex.tv
2008
2008
The Clone Returns Home · as Executive Producer
2006
The House Is Burning · as Executive Producer
2006
How I Celebrated the End of the World · as Associate Producer
2005
Don't Come Knocking · as Executive Producer
2004
2004
2004
2003
2002
2002
2001
2000
1997
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
Until the End of the World · as Co-Producer
1989
1988
Chocolat · as Co-Producer
1988
Welcome to Germany · as Consulting Producer
1987
1987
1985
1984
Paris, Texasauf plex.tv
1982
1982
1982
1980
1979
Radio On · as Associate Producerauf plex.tv
1979
1977
1977
1976
1975
1974
1974
1973
1972
1971
1968

2025
2021
2019
Zeroville · as Larry
2010
Snowblind · as Gray Fox
2004
2002
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet · as Doctor #1 (segment "twelve Miles To Trona")
2002
The One Dollar Diary · as Narrator
2000
1995
A Trick of Light · as Regisseur / Milchmann
1987
Helsinki-Naples All Night Long · as Gas Station Attendant
1984
Tausend Augen · as Dieb Im Videoladen
1984
Cinématon · as N°212
1982
The State of Things · as Tram Passenger (uncredited)
1978
Long Shot · as Another Director
1977
The American Friend · as Figure Wrapped In Plaster Bandages In Ambulance (uncredited)
1976
Kings of the Road · as Spectator At Pauline's Theater (uncredited)
1975
Wrong Move · as Man In Dining Car (uncredited)
1974
Alice in the Cities · as Man By Jukebox In American Cafe (uncredited)
1972
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick · as Man Walking Through Vienna Bus Station (uncredited)
1971
Summer in the City · as Billardspieler (uncredited)

2025
Films to Die For · as Self - Interviewee
2025
The Ozu Diaries · as Self
2025
2025
The Keys to Freedom · as Wim Wenders
2023
Room 999 · as Self
2023
Cannes Uncut · as Self
2023
German Genius · as Wim Wenders
2022
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer · as Selfauf plex.tv
2022
CAN and Me · as Self
2022
2022
2021
2021
2021
2021
GX Now · as Self
2020
High Maintenance · as Self
2020
Twist · as Self
2020
2020
Now · as Self
2019
2019
Paul Auster: What If · as Self - Filmmaker
2018
2018
2018
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word · as Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
2017
Beyond the Bolex · as Self
2017
2017
2016
Water and Sugar · as Self
2016
2016
2016
2015
The 2015 European Film Awards · as Self - Presenter
2015
A Paixão de JL · as Self
2015
2015
2015
2015
The Oscars · as Self - Nominee
2014
2013
A Fuller Life · as Self - Reader (segment "a River Of Tears")
2012
2012
2012
Bam150 · as Self
2012
The 84th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee
2012
Gottschalk Live · as Self - Per Liveschaltung
2011
2011
The Story of Film: An Odyssey · as Selfauf plex.tv
2011
2010
Hitler in Hollywood · as Wim Wenders
2010
2009
2008
2008
2008
2008
2007
2007
2007
2006
2006
Doc Talk · as Self
2006
Wanderlust · as Self
2006
2006
2004
The 2004 European Film Awards · as Self - Presenter
2004
2004
Kulturplatz · as Self
2004
2004
2003
Che tempo che fa · as Self - Guest
2003
2002
2001
2001
2001
2001
2000
L'invité · as Self
1999
Volle Kanne · as Self
1999
1998
1998
1998
1997
Berlin-Cinema · as Self
1996
1995
Metropolis · as Self - Interviewee
1995
1995
To Make a Film Is to Be Alive · as Self (uncredited)
1995
1995
1994
1993
Vie · as Self
1992
1992
Riverboat · as Self
1991
Movie Days · as Self - Interviewee
1991
Charlie Rose · as Self - Guest
1989
1989
1987
NPA · as Self
1987
Nachtcafé · as Self
1982
1982
Room 666 · as Self
1982
Cinéma cinémas · as Self
1980
1979
NDR Talk Show · as Self
1978
1976
César Awards · as Self - Nominee
1976
Kölner Treff · as Self
1975
Midi-Première · as Self
1968
60 Minutes · as Self - Director (segment: Pope Francis)
1967
Omnibus (1967) · as Self

2000
In the Shadow of Hollywood · as Archival Footage Research
1997
1995
Beyond the Clouds · as Co-Director
1991
1989
Notebook on Cities and Clothes · as Director Of Photography
1987
Sansibar oder Der letzte Grund · as Sound Mix Technician
1979
Nicholas Ray: Especially for Pierre · as Director Of Photography
1979
1969
Ten Years After · as Director Of Photography
1968
Same Player Shoots Again · as Director Of Photography