7-Disc, 18 film Werner Herzog collection coming to Blu-ray in July

Herzog fans rejoice! The BFI are releasing this extensive box set on July 21st.

Comprising remasted HD presentations of 18 Herzog films, along with some in-depth extra features, this set is a must both for existing fans and those new to the director’s work.

Read on for the pre-order link, contents and artwork.

Pre-order: Amazon UK

Films:

• The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress Deutschkreuz (1967)
• Last Words (1968)
• Precautions Against Fanatics (1969)
• Fata Morgana (1971)
• Handicapped Future (1971)
• Aguirre, Wrath of God (1972)
• Land Of Silence and Darkness (1971)
• Stroszek (1977)
• The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
• The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner (1974)
• Heart of Glass (1976)
• How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck (1978)
• Woyzeck (1979)
• Nosferatu, the Vampyre (1979)
• Fitzcarraldo (1982)
• Huie’s Sermon (1983)
• God’s Angry Man (1983)
• Cobre Verde (1987)

Special Features:

• All films remastered to High Definition
• Alternative German and English versions of Nosteratu, the Vampyre
• Nosferatu – On set documentary (1979, 13 mins)
• Burden of Dreams (Les Blank, 1982, 95 mins)
• South Bank Show: Werner Herzog (Jack Bond, 1982, 50 mins)
• Illustrated booklet with extensive essay by Laurie Johnson; full film credits
• Full-length audio commentaries with Werner Herzog on selected titles