Wim Wenders

Wilhelm Ernst ("Wim") Wenders (born August 14, 1945) is a German-born film director, author and producer.

Films include

• Summer in the City, 1970.
• Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter (The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty Kick), 1972. Adaptation of a novella by Peter Handke, who also wrote the film dialogue.
• Der scharlachrote Buchstabe (The Scarlet Letter), 1972. Adapted from the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
• Alice in den Städten (Alice in the Cities), 1974.
• Falsche Bewegung (Wrong Movement), 1975.
• Im Lauf der Zeit (Kings of the Road), 1976.
• Der Amerikanische Freund (The American Friend), 1977. Adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novel Ripley's Game.
• Lightning over Water, 1979 (? or 1980?). A documentary about the last days of Nicholas Ray, director of Rebel Without a Cause and many other films.
• Hammett, 1982.
• The State of Things, 1982.
• ', 1982. A documentary about his disputes with Francis Ford Coppola while filming Hammett.
• Chambre 666, 1983.
• Paris, Texas, 1984.
• Der Himmel über Berlin Wings of Desire, 1987. Written with Peter Handke.
• Until the End of the World, 1991.
• In weiter Ferne, so nah! Faraway, So Close!, 1993.
• The End of Violence, 1997.
• The Million Dollar Hotel, 2000.
• Buena Vista Social Club, 2000.
• Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet, 2002. (Segment "Twelve miles to Trona") (Short)
• Land Of Plenty, 2004.
• Don't Come Knocking, 2005.

Bibliographies

• Wenders Bibliography (via UC Berkeley)