Day 6

Werner Herzog on his great respect for Roger Ebert

The legendary film critic Roger Ebert passed away this Thursday after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was a relentless champion of film as a critic for the Chicago Sun-Times and on his television programs At The Movies and Sneak Previews. Ebert had special respect for iconoclastic director Werner Herzog, who he called  "the most important director alive." The respect...
The legendary film critic Roger Ebert passed away this Thursday after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was a relentless champion of film as a critic for the Chicago Sun-Times and on his television programs At The Movies and Sneak Previews. Ebert had special respect for iconoclastic director Werner Herzog, who he called  "the most important director alive." The respect was mutual. Herzog dedicated his 2007 film, "Encounters At The End of The World" to the critic. Brent spoke to Herzog about the critic he called "the good soldier of cinema".