Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
7.2
Werner Herzog fulfills a bet he made with his assistant Errol Morris to inspire him to complete his first feature film, "Gates of Heaven".
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Cast
7 people
Werner Herzog
Self
Known for
Jack Reacher
The Mandalorian
Errol Morris
Self
Also in
First Person
Bride of the Orient
Tom Luddy
Master of Ceremonies
Known for
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Michael Goodwin
Driver / Interviewer
Chris Strachwitz
Dwarf Voice (voice)
Phil Harberts
Self
Alice Waters
Assistant Cook
Also in
Two Angry Moms
Julia Child's Kitchen Wisdom
Les Blank Director · Werner Herzog Writer Maureen Gosling Editor
First release February 19, 1980 · Produced in United States
Production
Flower Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · February 19, 1980
Premiere · Internationales Forum des Jungen Films, Berlin
No release date listed for United States.
China
April 19, 2026 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
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