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The Wild Blue Yonder

Deutschland Großbritannien Frankreich 2005 Spielfilm

Werner Herzog′s black-humoured pseudo documentary film tells the story of an extraterrestial who fled his cooled down world in the Andromeda galaxy and now, in the course of his galactic exodus, lands on earth. After a failed attempt to build a city for his species, he lands a job with the CIA. He is supposed to pass an expert opinion on the original recordings of the legendary "Roswell incident" for the secret service. At the same time, mankind prepares for an emergency mission into space – threatended by climatic disasters, mankind wants to find an inhabitable planet.

 

Credits

Director

  • Werner Herzog

Screenplay

  • Werner Herzog

Director of photography

  • Tanja Koop
  • Henry Kaiser
  • Klaus Scheurich
  • Jorge Vignati (2. Stab)

Editing

  • Christophe Nadeau
  • Joe Bini

Music

  • Ernst Reijseger

Cast

  • Brad Dourif
    Alien

Production company

  • Werner Herzog Filmproduktion (München)

Producer

  • André Singer

Alle Credits

Director

  • Werner Herzog

Screenplay

  • Werner Herzog

Director of photography

  • Tanja Koop
  • Henry Kaiser
  • Klaus Scheurich
  • Jorge Vignati (2. Stab)

Assistant camera

  • Raul Gonzales Perrigo (2. Stab)

2nd Camera unit

  • Jorge Vignati

Lighting design

  • Estuardo Agreda (2. Stab)

Editing

  • Christophe Nadeau
  • Joe Bini

Assistant editor

  • Maya Hawke (Online)

Sound

  • Joe Crabb
  • Eric Spitzer (zusätzlich)
  • Ruiz Gutierrez (2. Stab)

Audio mixing

  • Éric Lesachet

Research

  • Herbert Golder

Music

  • Ernst Reijseger

Music performer

  • Ernst Reijseger (Cello)

Vocals

  • Mola Sylla

Cast

  • Brad Dourif
    Alien

Participation

  • Capt. Donald Williams
    Komandant
  • Dr. Ellen Baker
    Ärztin
  • Franklin Chang-Diaz
    Plasma-Physiker
  • Shannon Lucid
    Bio-Chemikerin
  • Michael McCulley
    Pilot
  • Roger Diehl
    1. Mathematiker
  • Ted Sweetser
    2. Mathematiker
  • Martin Lo
    3. Mathematiker

Production company

  • Werner Herzog Filmproduktion (München)

in co-production with

  • West Park Pictures Ltd. (London)
  • Tetra Media (Boulogne)

Commissioned by

  • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (London)
  • France 2 (Paris)

Producer

  • André Singer

Producer (TV)

  • Pat Footer
  • Isabelle Lemonnier

Executive producer

  • Lucki Stipetić
  • Christine Le Goff
  • Nicholas Fraser
  • Yves Jeanneau
  • Jean-François Boyer

Unit production manager

  • Irma Strehle

Original distributor

  • BFILM Verleih (Berlin)

Subsequent distributor

  • EYZ Media (Berlin)
Duration:
81 min
Format:
16mm + DV - überspielt auf 35mm, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Farbe + s/w, Dolby DTS
Screening:

Uraufführung (IT): 04.09.2005, Venedig, IFF - Horizonte;
Erstaufführung (DE): 29.10.2005, Hof, Internationale Filmtage;
Kinostart (DE): 01.11.2007

Titles

Additional titles
  • Originaltitel (DE GB) The Wild Blue Yonder
  • Arbeitstitel Wake For Galileo

Versions

Original

Duration:
81 min
Format:
16mm + DV - überspielt auf 35mm, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Farbe + s/w, Dolby DTS
Screening:

Uraufführung (IT): 04.09.2005, Venedig, IFF - Horizonte;
Erstaufführung (DE): 29.10.2005, Hof, Internationale Filmtage;
Kinostart (DE): 01.11.2007

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