Rudolph Herzog (born 1973,

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) is a German film director, producer and writer. "Rudolph Herzog"
a profile at

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Foundation

Films

*2022: ''Last Exit: Space'', a documentary about

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, director; *2019: ''How to Fake a War'', released at the

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, *2011: BBC/ARD documentary on humour in

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based on the book ''Dead Funny'' *2014:''The President'', coproducer, a feature film about the last days of a dictator. **Best Film at the

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, the Audience Award for Best Film from the

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and the Beirut International Film Festival and the Golden Hooker Award at the

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; * 2014: ''A Short History of Nuclear Folly''; original German title: ''Die Atombombe im Vorgarten''; ** A documentary based on the book ''Der verstrahlte Westernheld'' translated as ''A Short History of Nuclear Folly'' *2010: ''Amundsen - Lost in the Arctic'', a ''

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'' documentary on polar explorer

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, writer, director *2008: ''Abora - Letzte Position Atlantik'' *''The Agent'', about the

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*2006: ''Heil Hitler, das Schwein ist tot! - Humor unterm Hakenkreuz''; ** TV film about

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**English title: ''Ve Have Vays Of Making You Laugh. Jokes about Hitler could get you killed...'''')'' **2007: UK release (

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): ''Laughing with Hitler'', narrator; *2004: ''

The White Diamond ''The White Diamond'' is a 2004 documentary film by Werner Herzog. It illustrates the history of aviation and depicts the struggles and triumphs of Graham Dorrington, an aeronautical engineer, who has designed and built a teardrop-shaped airshi ...

'', documentary, screenplay by Rudolph Herzog; directed by Werner Herzog; *2004: ''The Heist'', reality crime series, director

Books

*2017: ''Truggestalten'' **A collection of seven supernatural stories **2019: Translation: ''Ghosts of Berlin'' *2012: ''Der verstrahlte Westernheld und anderer Irrsinn aus dem Atomzeitalter'' ("The irradiated western hero and other madness from the nuclear age") **2014: Translation: ''A Short History of Nuclear Folly'' *2006: ''Heil Hitler, das Schwein ist tot! Lachen unter Hitler - Komik und Humor im Dritten Reich'', **2011: Translation: ''Dead Funny. Telling Jokes in Hitler's Germany'' (based on ''Laughing with Hitler'') ***Named Book of the Year by ''

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'' "The Sound of Young America: Writer and Filmmaker Rudolph Herzog"
transcript of the interview at the ''

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'' podcastMonica Osborne, "Springtime for Hitler", ''

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'', August 21, 2011, a review of Herzog's book

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Herzog, Rudolph 1973 births Living people German film directors German writers