
Martin KraftCC BY-SA 3.0File pageWim Wenders
- film director
- actor
- photographer
- screenwriter
- university teacher
- film producer
- director
- Born 1945-08-14 (age 81)
- Nationality Germany
- Years active 1967–present
Known for
- 2018Pope Francis: A Man of His WordMovie
age 73 - 2014The Salt of the EarthMovie
age 69 - 2011The Story of Film: An OdysseyMiniseries
age 66 - 2000The Million Dollar HotelMovie
age 55 - 1999Buena Vista Social ClubMovie
age 54 - 1995A Trick of LightShort
age 50 - 1989Notebook on Cities and ClothesMovie
age 44 - 1988Helsinki Napoli All Night LongMovie
age 43 - 1985Tokyo-GaMovie
age 40 - 1982Room 666Movie
age 37 - 1982The State of ThingsMovie
age 37 - 1980Lightning Over WaterMovie
age 35
| Role | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Pope Francis: A Man of His Word | Movie | 73 | |
| 2014 | The Salt of the Earth | Movie | 69 | |
| 2011 | The Story of Film: An Odyssey | Miniseries | 66 | |
| 2000 | The Million Dollar Hotel | Movie | 55 | |
| 1999 | Buena Vista Social Club | Movie | 54 | |
| 1995 | A Trick of Light | Short | 50 | |
| 1989 | Notebook on Cities and Clothes | Movie | 44 | |
| 1988 | Helsinki Napoli All Night Long | Movie | 43 | |
| 1985 | Tokyo-Ga | Movie | 40 | |
| 1982 | Room 666 | Movie | 37 | |
| 1982 | The State of Things | Movie | 37 | |
| 1980 | Lightning Over Water | Movie | 35 |
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Career timeline
Award won Role or nomination
age 0
- Born
age 23
- Same Player Shoots Againdirector
- Same Player Shoots Againscreenwriter
age 25
- Summer in the City
- Summer in the Citydirector
- Summer in the Cityproducer
- Summer in the Cityscreenwriter
age 27
age 28
- The Scarlet Letterdirector
- The Scarlet Letterscreenwriter
age 29
- Alice in the Cities
- Alice in the Citiesdirector
- Alice in the Citiesscreenwriter
age 30
- Wrong Movedirector
- Wrong Movescreenwriter
age 31
- Kings of the Road
- Kings of the Roaddirector
- Kings of the Roadproducer
- Kings of the Roadscreenwriter
age 32
- The American Friend
- The American Frienddirector
- The American Friendscreenwriter
- The Left-Handed Womanproducer
age 33
age 35
- Lightning Over Water
- Lightning Over Waterdirector
- Lightning Over Waterfilm editor
- Lightning Over Waterproducer
- Lightning Over Waterscreenwriter
age 37
- Room 666
- Room 666director
- Room 666screenwriter
- The State of Things
- The State of Thingsdirector
- The State of Thingsscreenwriter
- Hammettdirector
- Hammettscreenwriter
age 39
- Paris, Texasdirector
age 40
age 42
- Wings of Desiredirector
- Wings of Desireproducer
- Wings of Desirescreenwriter
age 43
age 44
age 46
- Until the End of the Worlddirector
- Until the End of the Worldscreenwriter
age 47
age 48
- Faraway, So Close!director
- Faraway, So Close!producer
- Faraway, So Close!screenwriter
age 49
- Lisbon Storydirector
- Lisbon Storyproducer
- Lisbon Storyscreenwriter
age 50
- Beyond the Cloudsdirector
- Beyond the Cloudsscreenwriter
- A Trick of Light
- A Trick of Lightdirector
- A Trick of Lightscreenwriter
- Lumière and Companydirector
age 52
- The End of Violencedirector
- The End of Violenceproducer
- The End of Violencescreenwriter
age 53
- City of Angelsscreenwriter
age 54
- Buena Vista Social Club
- Buena Vista Social Clubdirector
- Buena Vista Social Clubscreenwriter
age 55
age 58
- The Soul of a Mandirector
age 59
- Land of Plentydirector
- Land of Plentyscreenwriter
age 60
- Don't Come Knockingdirector
- Don't Come Knockingscreenwriter
age 62
- To Each His Own Cinemadirector
- Invisibles (2007 film)director
- Invisibles (2007 film)screenwriter
age 63
- 8director
- Palermo Shootingdirector
- Palermo Shootingproducer
- Palermo Shootingscreenwriter
age 65
- Il Volodirector
- Au Revoir Taipeiproducer
- Il Voloscreenwriter
age 66
- Pinadirector
- Pinaproducer
- Pinascreenwriter
- The Story of Film: An Odyssey
age 69
- The Salt of the Earth
- The Salt of the Earthdirector
- The Salt of the Earthexecutive producer
- The Salt of the Earthscreenwriter
age 70
- Every Thing Will Be Finedirector
age 71
- The Beautiful Days of Aranjuezdirector
age 72
- Submergencedirector
age 73
age 78
- Anselmdirector
- Perfect Daysdirector
- Perfect Daysproducer
- Perfect Daysscreenwriter
Career in numbers
Scores by year
- 1975Wrong Move59.5
- 1976Kings of the Road92.5
- 1977The American Friend80.0
- 1980Lightning Over Water65.0
- 1982The State of Things42.5
- 1982Hammett69.5
- 1984Paris, Texas85.4
- 1985Tokyo-Ga58.0
- 1987Wings of Desire87.0
- 1988Chocolat71.0
- 1989Notebook on Cities and Clothes71.5
- 1991Until the End of the World78.5
- 1993Faraway, So Close!56.0
- 1995Beyond the Clouds66.3
- 1995Lumière and Company83.5
- 1997The End of Violence39.5
- 1998City of Angels58.0
- 1999Buena Vista Social Club82.7
- 2000The Million Dollar Hotel30.7
- 2004Land of Plenty62.0
- 2005Don't Come Knocking50.7
- 2011Pina87.0
- 2011The Story of Film: An Odyssey73.5
- 2014The Salt of the Earth86.0
- 2015Every Thing Will Be Fine36.0
- 2016The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez34.3
- 2017Submergence34.3
- 2018Pope Francis: A Man of His Word75.0
- 2023Perfect Days88.0
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Personal details
- Nationalities
- Germany
- Languages
- English, French, German
- Years active
- 1967–
- Notable works
- Wings of Desire, Faraway, So Close!, Buena Vista Social Club, Paris, Texas
- Education
- University of Television and Film Munich




Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
The Salt of the Earth
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
The Million Dollar Hotel
Buena Vista Social Club
A Trick of Light
Notebook on Cities and Clothes
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long
Tokyo-Ga
Room 666
The State of Things
Lightning Over Water