The Werner Herzog Collection [Blu-ray] [1967]

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WERNER HERZOG COLLECTION (8-DISC Blu-ray BOX SET)The Werner Herzog Collection an extensive Blu-ray box set compiling 18 films from the legendary German director. Features digitally remastered High Definition presentations of classics such as Aguirre, Wrath of God (1972); The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974); Nosferatu, the Vampyre (1979) and Fitzcarraldo (1982) plus many of Herzog's hugely acclaimed short films. Extras include Jack Bond's long-unseen South Bank Show on Herzog from 1982 and Les Blank's Burden of Dreams.Contents The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress Deutschkreuz (1967)Last Words (1968)Precautions Against Fanatics (1969)Handicapped Future (1970)Fata Morgana (1971)Land Of Silence and Darkness (1971)Aguirre, Wrath of God (1972)The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner (1975)Heart of Glass (1976)How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck (1976)Stroszek (1977)Nosferatu, the Vampyre (1979)Woyzeck (1979)Huie's Sermon (1980)God's Angry Man (1980)Fitzcarraldo (1982)Cobre Verde (1987)Special featuresAll films remastered to High DefinitionAlternative German and English versions of selected titlesFull-length audio commentaries with Werner Herzog on selected titlesOptional 5.1. German and English audio on selected titlesNosferatu On set documentary (1979, 13 mins)Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (Les Blank, 1980, 21 mins)Burden of Dreams (Les Blank, 1982, 95 mins)Guardian Lecture with Werner Herzog (1988, 83 mins, audio only)The South Bank Show: Werner Herzog (Jack Bond, 1982, 56 mins)Original trailers on selected filmsStills galleries on selected filmsIllustrated booklet with extensive essay by Laurie Johnson; full film creditsGermany, France, Peru, Ghana | 1967-1987 | black & white, and colour | German language, with optional English subtitles, English language | 1391 minutes (+ extras) | Original aspect ratios 1.33:1, 1.66:1 and 1.85:1 | BD50 x 8 | PAL | PCM mono and stereo audio (48k/24-bit), 5.1 DTS-HD master audio (640kbps) | Region B Blu-ray