Director · producer · screenwriter
Wim Wenders
age 81 · born August 14, 1945 in Düsseldorf
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Key films
All films, 134
Newest first
- 2026
I'll Be Gone in June, Producing. - 2025
From Darkness to Light, Producing. 
La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione, Actor. 
The Keys to Freedom, Wim Wenders, actor, directing, writing. - 2023
Perfect Days, Producing, directing, writing. 
Anselm, Directing, writing, producing. 
Songs of Earth, Producing. 
An Endless Sunday, Producing. 
German Genius, Wim Wenders, actor · 1 ep.. 
Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party, Producing.
Show the other 124From Some Body Comes Into the Light (2023) to Schauplätze (1967)
- 2023
Some Body Comes Into the Light, Directing, producing. - 2022
Die 2050er - Everything will change, Actor. 
From Our Side, Actor. 
Roving Woman, Producing. - Présence, Directing.
- 2021
Souad, Producing. 
Karen Dalton: In My Own Time, Producing. 
Reality Winner, Producing. - 2020
Two or Three Things I Know about Edward Hopper, Writing, producing, directing. 
A Black Jesus, Producing. 
Veränderung, Directing, writing. - 2019
Zeroville, Larry, actor. 
Waiting for the Miracle to Come, Producing. - 2018
Submergence, Directing. 
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word, Writing, directing, producing. 
Little Hands, Producing. 
It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story, Producing. - 2017
Buena Vista Social Club: Adios, Producing. - 2016
National Bird, Producing. 
The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez, Directing, writing, producing. - 2015
Every Thing Will Be Fine, Directing. 
Our Last Tango, Producing. 
Filmstudio, mon amour, Sé stesso, actor. - 2014
The Salt of the Earth, Directing, writing, producing. 
Cathedrals of Culture, Directing, writing, producing. 
Henri Langlois vu par..., Directing. - Cathedrals of Culture: Halden Prison, Producing.
- The Berlin Philharmonic, Directing.
- 2013
Invisible World, Directing, writing. 
Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle, Producing. - Über Gott, Alfi und Mexico, Producing.
- 2012Ver ou Não Ver, Directing.
- 2011
Pina, Writing, directing, producing. 
Hitler in Hollywood, Wim Wenders, actor. - Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland, Actor.
- Zwischen den Zeiten, Actor.
- 2010
Au Revoir Taipei, Producing. 
Snowblind, Gray Fox, actor. 
Il Volo, Directing, writing. - Cronología, Actor.
- If Buildings Could Talk, Writing, directing.
- 2009
The Open Road, Producing. - 2008
Palermo Shooting, Directing, writing, producing. 
The Clone Returns Home, Producing. 
8, Directing, writing. 
Person to Person, Directing. - 2007
To Each His Own Cinema, Directing. 
Invisibles, Writing, directing. - 2006
The House Is Burning, Producing. - 2005
Don't Come Knocking, Directing, producing, writing. 
Egoshooter, Producing. - 2004
Land of Plenty, Writing, directing. 
Half the Rent, Producing. 
Música Cubana, Producing. - La torcedura, Actor.
- 2003
The Soul of a Man, Directing, writing. 
The Blues, Writing, directing · 1 ep.. 
Fools, Producing. - Fools, Producing.
- 2002
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet, Doctor #1 (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona"), actor, directing, writing. 
June Moon, Producing. 
BAP - Ode to Cologne, Directing, writing. - 2000
The Million Dollar Hotel, Actor, directing, producing. - 1999
Buena Vista Social Club, Directing, writing. - 1998
Willie Nelson at the Teatro, Writing, directing. - 1997
The End of Violence, Producing, directing, writing. - Go for Gold!, Producing.
- Tango Berlin, Actor.
- 1995
Beyond the Clouds, Writing, directing. 
Lumière & Company, Directing. 
A Trick of the Light, Regisseur, Milchmann, actor, directing, writing, producing. - 1994
Lisbon Story, Directing, producing, writing. - 1993
Faraway, So Close!, Writing, producing, directing. 
Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring, Santa Claus, actor, directing, writing, producing, editing. 
The Absence, Producing. - 1991
Until the End of the World, Directing, producing, writing. - 1990
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter, Directing. - 1989
Notebook on Cities and Clothes, Directing, writing, producing, cinematography. - 1988
Chocolat, Producing. - 1987
Wings of Desire, Directing, producing, writing. 
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long, Gas Station Attendant, actor. 
Iron Earth, Copper Sky, Producing. - 1985
Tokyo-Ga, Directing, editing, writing, producing. 
Room 666, Directing, writing. - Report from Hollywood, Actor.
King Kongs Faust, Regisseur, actor. - 1984
Paris, Texas, Directing, producing. 
Tausend Augen, Dieb im Videoladen, actor. - 1982
The State of Things, Tram Passenger, actor, directing, producing, writing. 
Hammett, Directing. - Cinéma cinémas, Directing · 1 ep..
Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982, Directing, producing, writing. 
Cinématon n°212 : Wim Wenders, Actor. - Cinématon XXII, N°212, actor.
- 1980
Lightning Over Water, Writing, directing, producing, editing. - 1979
...als Diesel geboren, Producing. - Nicholas Ray: Especially for Pierre, Cinematography, producing.
- 1978
The Left-Handed Woman, Producing. 
Cinématon, N°212, actor. 
Long Shot, Another Director, actor. - 1977
The American Friend, Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance, actor, writing, directing, producing. - 1976
Kings of the Road, Spectator at Pauline's Theater, actor, directing, producing, writing. - 1975
Wrong Move, Man in Dining Car, actor, directing, producing. 
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick, Man Walking through Vienna Bus Station, actor, directing, writing, producing. - 1974
Alice in the Cities, Man by Jukebox in American Cafe, actor, writing, directing, producing. 
Ein Haus für uns, Directing · 2 eps.. 
The Island, Directing. - From the Family of Reptiles, Directing.
Ein bißchen Liebe, Producing. - 1973
The Scarlet Letter, Directing, writing, producing. - 1972
Summer in the City, Billardspieler, actor, directing, producing, writing. - 1969
Polizeifilm, Writing, directing, editing, cinematography. 
Silver City Revisited, Directing, writing, editing, cinematography, producing. 
Alabama (2000 Light Years), Writing, editing, directing. 
3 American LPs, Actor, directing, editing. - Ten Years After, Cinematography.
- Am Spätnachmittag des folgenden Tages erwachte Joe in einem billigen Hotelzimmer - Andy schläft noch ..., Producing.
Amon Duul II: Plays Phallus Dei, Cinematography. 
Kaspar Hauser, Directing. - 1968
Same Player Shoots Again, Directing, editing, producing, cinematography, writing. 
Love and So Forth, Student, actor. - Candy Man, Actor.
- Victor I., Directing.
- 1967
Schauplätze, Directing, writing, producing, editing, cinematography.
As himself: 123 appearances
documentaries, talk shows, award shows
Filmography: TMDB.
Coming soon from Wim Wenders
5 more with no date
Sound of Ice, Echoes of Light, Untitled Wim Wenders Science Fiction Film, Return to Timbuktu, Truth:Beauty
Release dates: TMDB. They may change.
Who is Wim Wenders?
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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Biography: TMDB.
At a glance
- Born
- August 14, 1945 (age 81)
- Place of birth
- Düsseldorf, Germany
Facts: TMDB.
Online
Wim Wenders’s career in numbers
- roles: 130 films and 4 series
- 134
- TV episodes
- 5
- years behind the camera, since 1967
- 59
- top rated: “Paris, Texas” (TMDB)
- 8.1
- films as director
- 68
Genres of his features
- drama52%
- documentary43%
- music9%
- comedy8%
- romance5%
Numbers from the TMDB filmography, genres from 130 features. One film can have several genres.
Regular collaborators of Wim Wenders
- editor · 19 shared titlesPeter Przygodda
- cinematographer · 12 titlesRobby Müller
- 10 titlesRüdiger Vogler
- cinematographer · 9 titlesMartin Schäfer
- composer · 9 titlesMartin Müller
- composer · 8 titlesLaurent Petitgand
- composer · 8 titlesJürgen Knieper
- screenwriter · 6 titlesSamuel Fuller
- screenwriter · 6 titlesPeter Handke
- editor · 6 titlesBarbara von Weitershausen
- 5 titlesBruno Ganz
- 5 titlesLisa Kreuzer
Counted from TMDB casts and crews.
Frequently asked questions about Wim Wenders
How old is Wim Wenders?
81 years old. They were born on August 14, 1945 in Düsseldorf.
What has Wim Wenders been in?
Among others: “Paris, Texas”, “Perfect Days”, and “Wings of Desire”.
When is the next film with Wim Wenders out?
From Inside Out: The Architecture of Peter Zumthor comes out November 26, 2026.
What films has Wim Wenders directed?
68 features, including “The Keys to Freedom” (2025), “Perfect Days” (2023), “Anselm” (2023), “Some Body Comes Into the Light” (2023), and “Présence” (2022).
Sources: TMDB (person data, filmography, photos). As of November 14, 2026. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. · Ta strona po polsku