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Name: Wim Wenders
Full/Alt. name: Wilhelm Ernst Wenders
Date of Birth: Tuesday August 14 1945
Born: Dusseldorf (Germany)
Nationality: German
Partial Biography: One of the best known directors of the New German Cinema, Wim Wenders grew up glued to the American Forces Network, fascinated not only by the music but by all things American. Raised a Catholic, he briefly…Full Wim Wenders Biography…

The Open Road (2009) (for some language)Executive Producer, Consultant (Visual Consultant)
Alice In The Cities (2008) Director, screenplay
Musica Cubana (2006) Executive Producer
Don't Come Knocking (2006) 15 (for language and brief nudity)Director, Executive Producer, Story By
Egoshooter (2005) 12AProducer
Land of Plenty (2004) Director, Screenplay, Story By (from story)
Wrong Movement, The (1975) (2003) Director
Tokyo-Ga (2003) Director
The Soul of a Man (2003) Director
The One Dollar Diary (2001) Actor/Actress

Berlin Film Festival Silver Bear Jury Prize (2000) - "The Million Dollar Hotel"
Edinburgh International Film Festival Standard Life Audience Award (1999) - "The Buena Vista Social Club"
European Film Award (1999) European Documentary of the Year - "The Buena Vista Social Club"
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award (1999) Best Documentary - "The Buena Vista Social Club"
National Board of Review (1999) Best Documentary - "The Buena Vista Social Club"