Product Details

• Actors: Bruno S., Walter Ladengast, Brigitte Mira, Eva Mattes, Clemens Scheitz
• Directors: Elefterie Voiculescu, Werner Herzog
• Writers: Elefterie Voiculescu, Werner Herzog, Florian Grecea, Herbert Achternbusch, Jakob Wassermann
• Producers: Andre Singer
• Format: Anamorphic, Box set, Color, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: German (Unknown), English (Unknown)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 6
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
• DVD Release Date: August 3, 2004
• Run Time: 610 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0001ZX0F6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,475 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• Learn more about "Werner Herzog Collection" on IMDb

Editorial Reviews

This collection highlights the eclectic career of German Filmmaker Werner Herzog. Includes "The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser," Even Dwarfs Started Small," "Fata Morgana & Lessons of Darkness," "Heart of Glass," "Strozsek" and "Little Dieter Needs to Fly."

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

91 of 96 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Werner Herzog Collection Contents September 7, 2009

By P. Koegler

Format:DVD

I have not reviewed this collection, only thought someone should list the contents. This information courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment:

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
· Widescreen Presentation enhanced for 16x9 TVs
· Theatrical Trailer
· Audio Commentary with Director Werner Herzog and Norman Hill
· Werner Herzog Bio
· In German with Optional English Subtitles

Even Dwarfs Started Small
· Full-Frame Presentation
· Audio commentary with Director Werner Herzog, Actor Crispin Glover and Norman Hill

Heart Of Glass
· Widescreen Presentation enhanced for 16x9 TVs
· Theatrical Trailer
· Audio Commentary with Director Werner Herzog and Norman Hill
· Production Notes
· Werner Herzog Bio

Little Dieter Needs To Fly
· Widescreen Presentation enhanced for 16x9 TVs
· Production Notes
· Werner Herzog Bio

Stroszek
· Widescreen Presentation enhanced for 16x9 TVs
· Theatrical Trailer
· Production Notes
· Werner Herzog Bio
· Audio Commentary with Director Werner Herzog and Norman Hill
· In German with Optional English Subtitles

45 of 46 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful films, Anchor Bay has a few problems April 16, 2006

By A Reviewer

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

These are stunning films. "The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser" is one of the classics; the shot of the rye field in the wind alone is worth the price of admission. It's good that Anchor Bay is emphasizing that they'll rectify defective disks, though, because problems abound. Thanks to an earlier reviewer for posting their complaints URL! On my copy of "Kaspar Hauser" the commentary simply won't turn off (and it's not that I haven't figured out how, because it turns off on the other disks). Then occasionally it turns off all by itself, but if you try to get the subtitles, it turns back on -- so you can't watch the film WITH subtitles but WITHOUT commentary. Exasperating! While I was fiddling with commentaries, however, I managed to watch the whole of "Heart of Glass" with commentary. "Heart of Glass" is not the most accessible film -- not because, as Herzog says, it's slow, but because hypnotized actors are more like zombies than actors. But the film with the commentary on is the most surreal, fascinating experience -- the stories behind the making of the film are an artwork in themselves. The same is true of "Kaspar Hauser" -- an unintended benefit of the disk problem. Providing Anchor Bay makes good on their defective disks, this is a great set.

26 of 29 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Manufacturing defect? August 3, 2005

By Michael Liska

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

Has anyone else had a problem with 'Lessons of Darkness/Fata Morgana'? I've tried two different copies of this box set and the same few minutes at the end of Fata Morgana won't play. It skips and goes back to the DVD menu.

Regardless of that, the box set is worth it. An amazing collection of films, well put together. I want to see the end of 'Fata Morgana', but the other six movies are spectacular.

21 of 24 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Film experience in some of its purest form February 2, 2005

By Ian Muldoon

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

This group of films I would describe as pure cinema in that they are more concerned with image and sound than narrative. As such they seem primal and connect in an electrifying way with primal emotions in the viewer. They are full of suspense because they are full of the unexpected and in that regard are the opposite of the Hollywood, or Bollywood, cinema. They are tantalizing, intriguing and human with tragedy and comedy in their mix. They make for uncomfortable viewing and I want to watch them again and again. To own and return to for many years to see the possibilities in cinema. Brilliant use of music - folk, classical, opera - and powerful clarity of image in the pristine transfers make for a rivetting experience. Brilliant stuff.

26 of 31 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Lost & Found: "Fata Morgana" December 28, 2005

By tired bob

Format:DVD

I've encountered a snag with "Fata Morgana" as well-- in my case, it was missing entirely. However, I contacted Anchor Bay's feedback department ([...]) and they sent me a fully functional DVD pretty quickly. I'm glad they did, as it's a gorgeous piece well worth seeing.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Anchor Bay Herzog Non-Kinski Box November 16, 2010

By Gene

Format:DVD

This is the first I've ever taken the time to review anything online. I'll tell you why. I got a gift card for Barnes and Noble. Thought I'd get a cool art book or something. They did not have any cool art books so I went looking for Fassbinder. None of him either. They did have this Herzog set which I'd seen on shelves before. Even though I'd seen all but one of these films, it was 40 clams and included Stroszek (Herzog's best film I think). Anyways, the thing that sealed the deal (besides not finding much else at B&N) was the Crispin Glover commentary on Fata Morgana. Two total weirdos talking about optical illusions in the desert sounded pretty good. Got home though and there was no Fata Morgana on the dvd titled Fata Morgana. Why am I giving this 5 stars? Because I called Anchor Bay and left a message with Craig explaining how I got shorted a film. I forgot about all about it and figured I got hoodwinked like any good little American consumer. A week later, he calls me back. Two days later I have Fata Morgana in my mitts. Thanks Craig for being cool and upstanding. Thank you Anchor Bay for putting Herzog sets inside shopping malls.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Fata Morgana absent from set January 29, 2011

By Chris Miles

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

The disc marked as holding both Fata Morgana and Lessons of Darkness does not in fact have both films on it - Fata Morgana isn't there. I first tried playing it on several different DVD players thinking it was a technological problem; when this failed to show anything up I explored the dvd on my computer, and used both VLC and Apple's DVD player to see what was present on the disc. Fata Morgana is simply not there - the only data on the dvd is that for Lessons of Darkness. The boxed set is otherwise fine and I'd definitely recommend it at this price (if all of the films listed were actually included), but it's either seriously flawed or incorrectly advertised and should never have made it past the presses this way; hence my one-star rating.