Wim Wenders film director

Wim Wenders is a 79 years old film director from Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia. He was born on August 14, 1945 in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia as Ernst Wilhelm Wenders. His nickname is Wenders Ernst Wilhelm.

About

Is Wim Wenders still alive?

Yes, Wim Wenders is still alive Last check: 4 years ago

Family

Wives

Wim Wenders had four marriages.

Works

Wim Wenders Movies (186)

There are 186 movies of Wim Wenders.

His first feature film was City of Angels (1998). He was 52 when he starred in this movie. Since 1998, he has appeared in 186 feature films. The last one is Paul Auster: What If (2019). In this movie, we watched him in the Himself - Director character .

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Wim Wenders movie characters

The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:

Character/Job	Movie	Age
Screenplay	City of Angels (1998)	52
Director	Paris, Texas (1984)	39
Director	The Salt of the Earth (2014)	69
Still Photographer	The Salt of the Earth (2014)	69
Writer	The Salt of the Earth (2014)	69
Himself	The Salt of the Earth (2014)	69
Screenplay	Wings of Desire (1987)	42
Author	Wings of Desire (1987)	42
Producer	Wings of Desire (1987)	42
Director	Wings of Desire (1987)	42
Director	Submergence (2017)	72
Idea	Until the End of the World (1991)	46
Director	Until the End of the World (1991)	46
Screenplay	Until the End of the World (1991)	46
Producer	The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)	55
Director	The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)	55
Director	Buena Vista Social Club (1999)	53
Screenplay	Buena Vista Social Club (1999)	53
Writer	Don't Come Knocking (2005)	60
Director	Don't Come Knocking (2005)	60
Executive Producer	Don't Come Knocking (2005)	60
Screenplay	Pina (2011)	66
Director	Pina (2011)	66
Himself	The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2011)	66
Director	To Each His Own Cinema (2007)	61
Director	Beyond the Clouds (1995)	50
Writer	Beyond the Clouds (1995)	50
Writer	Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (2018)	72
Producer	Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (2018)	72
Director	Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (2018)	72
Director	Every Thing Will Be Fine (2015)	70
Producer	Lisbon Story (1994)	51
Director	Lisbon Story (1994)	51
Screenplay	Lisbon Story (1994)	51
Producer	The American Friend (1977)	32
Screenplay	The American Friend (1977)	32
Director	The American Friend (1977)	32
Director	Faraway, So Close! (1993)	48
Producer	Faraway, So Close! (1993)	48
Screenplay	Faraway, So Close! (1993)	48
Screenplay	Alice in the Cities (1974)	29
Director	Alice in the Cities (1974)	29
Director	Wrong Move (1975)	30
Writer	Room 666 (1982)	36
Director	Room 666 (1982)	36
	Room 666 (1982)	36
Executive Producer	National Bird (2016)	70
Director	Hammett (1982)	37
Story	The End of Violence (1997)	52
Director	The End of Violence (1997)	52
Director	Lumière and Company (1995)	49
Director	Tokyo-Ga (1985)	39
Tram Passenger	The State of Things (1982)	36
Director	The State of Things (1982)	36
Writer	The State of Things (1982)	36
Screenplay	Land of Plenty (2004)	59
Director	Land of Plenty (2004)	59
Screenplay	Palermo Shooting (2008)	63
Producer	Palermo Shooting (2008)	63
Director	Palermo Shooting (2008)	63
Director	Kings of the Road (1976)	31
Spectator at Pauline's Theater	Kings of the Road (1976)	31
Producer	Kings of the Road (1976)	31
Screenplay	Kings of the Road (1976)	31
Executive Producer	Waiting for the Miracle to Come (2019)	73
Director	The Blues (2003)	57
Himself	Along for the Ride (2016)	72
Gray Fox	Snowblind (2010)	65
Director	The Soul of a Man (2003)	57
Writer	The Soul of a Man (2003)	57
Director	8 (2008)	63
Writer	The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez (2016)	71
Director	The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez (2016)	71
Producer	The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez (2016)	71
Himself	Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction (2012)	67
Writer	Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002)	56
Director	Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002)	56
Himself - Reader	A Fuller Life (2013)	68
Executive Producer	The Clone Returns Home (2008)	63
Writer	Invisibles (2007)	61
Director	Invisibles (2007)	61
Writer	Willie Nelson at the Teatro - The complete sessions (2017)	72
Director	Willie Nelson at the Teatro - The complete sessions (2017)	72
Himself	Cinématon (1978)	32
Himself	French Cinema Mon Amour (2015)	69
Writer	The Scarlet Letter (1973)	27
Producer	The Scarlet Letter (1973)	27
Director	The Scarlet Letter (1973)	27
Self	Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen (2004)	59
Himself	Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski (2005)	59
Himself	Cannes: All Access (2007)	61
Director	Cathedrals of Culture (2014)	68
Executive Producer	The House Is Burning (2006)	61
Executive Producer	Our Last Tango (2015)	70
Man Walking through Vienna Bus Station	The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (1972)	26
Writer	The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (1972)	26
Director	The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (1972)	26
Producer	It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story (2018)	72
Regisseur	King Kong's Fist (1985)	39
Himself	Janela da Alma (2001)	57
Executive Producer	Karen Dalton: In My Own Time (2021)	0
	Living the Light: Robby Muller (2018)	73
	Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard (2011)	66
Himself	Fassbinder in Hollywood (2002)	56
sich selbst	Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte (2008)	62
Interviewee	Talking with Ozu (1993)	47
Director	Invisible World (2012)	66
Producer	Lightning Over Water (1980)	35
Director	Lightning Over Water (1980)	35
Himself	Lightning Over Water (1980)	35
Editor	Lightning Over Water (1980)	35
Writer	Lightning Over Water (1980)	35
	Back to Room 666 (2008)	62
Writer	A Trick of the Light (1995)	50
Director	A Trick of the Light (1995)	50
Writer	Notebook on Cities and Clothes (1989)	44
Himself	Notebook on Cities and Clothes (1989)	44
Director	Notebook on Cities and Clothes (1989)	44
himself	Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen (2015)	69
	Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas (2012)	67
	3 American LPs (1969)	24
Editor	3 American LPs (1969)	24
Director	3 American LPs (1969)	24
	Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders (1990)	44
Cinematography	Polizeifilm (1969)	23
Director	Polizeifilm (1969)	23
Writer	Polizeifilm (1969)	23
Editor	Polizeifilm (1969)	23
Director	Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring (1993)	48
Santa Claus	Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring (1993)	48
Writer	Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring (1993)	48
Writer	Summer in the City (1971)	26
Director	Summer in the City (1971)	26
Producer	Summer in the City (1971)	26
Billardspieler	Summer in the City (1971)	26
Self	The Legend of the Palme d'Or (2015)	69
Producer	Egoshooter (2005)	59
Himself	BAM150 (2012)	66
Director	Alabama (2000 Light Years) (1969)	23
Editor	Alabama (2000 Light Years) (1969)	23
Writer	Alabama (2000 Light Years) (1969)	23
Director	The Island (1974)	28
Writer	Schauplätze (1967)	21
Director	Schauplätze (1967)	21
Student	Love and So Forth (1968)	23
Editor	Same Player Shoots Again (1968)	23
Director of Photography	Same Player Shoots Again (1968)	23
Producer	Same Player Shoots Again (1968)	23
Director	Same Player Shoots Again (1968)	23
Writer	Same Player Shoots Again (1968)	23
Writer	Silver City Revisited (1969)	23
Editor	Silver City Revisited (1969)	23
Director	Silver City Revisited (1969)	23
Cinematography	Silver City Revisited (1969)	23
Director	From the Family of Reptiles (1974)	28
	Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema (1976)	31
Another Director	Long Shot (1978)	33
Writer	Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982 (1982)	37
Director	Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982 (1982)	37
Himself	Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982 (1982)	37
Producer	Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982 (1982)	37
	Alekan, la lumière (1988)	42
Interviewee	Motion and Emotion: The Road to Paris, Texas (1990)	44
Self	Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait (1994)	48
	Kleiner Mann ganz groß (1994)	49
Himself	The Night of the Filmmakers (1995)	50
himself	FreeDogme (2000)	0
Director	BAP - Viel Passiert (2002)	56
Writer	BAP - Viel Passiert (2002)	56
Producer	June Moon (2002)	57
Producer	Narren (2003)	58
Producer	Halbe Miete (2004)	58
himself	Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments (2004)	58
Wim Wenders	Effedia - Sulla mia cattiva strada (2008)	62
Himself	One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years (2008)	61
	Gegenschuss - Aufbruch der Filmemacher (2008)	62
Himself	Wim Wenders' Story Of His Early Years (2008)	62
Director	Vollmond (2010)	64
Narrator	The Making of Pina (2011)	65
Himself	Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter (2011)	65
Himself	Viaggio in Bergmania (2011)	65
Himself	Restoring Time (2015)	69
Himself	Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider (2016)	71
	Water and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma, the Colours of Life (2016)	71
Himself	The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov (2017)	71
Himself - Director	Paul Auster: What If (2019)	73

Wim Wenders TV Shows (10)

His first TV Show was Bambi Awards (1948).

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Awards (16)

Awarded Cannes Best Director Award in 1986 , awarded Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia in 2004 , awarded Commander of the Order of Merit of Portugal in 2016 , nominated European Film Award for Best Documentary in 1998 , awarded Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts in 2005 ,

Education

He graduated from University Of Television And Film Munich

What is Wim's zodiac sign?

Wim Wenders zodiac sign is leo.

When is Wenders's next birthday?

Wim Wenders was born on the 14th of August 1945, which was a Tuesday. He will be turning 80 in only 254 days from today (03 December, 2024).

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