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Burden of Dreams

Burden of Dreams

19827.51h 37m

Overview

The Amazon rain forest, 1979. The crew of Fitzcarraldo (1982), a film directed by German director Werner Herzog, soon finds itself with problems related to casting, tribal struggles and accidents, among many other setbacks; but nothing compared to dragging a huge steamboat up a mountain, while Herzog embraces the path of a certain madness to make his vision come true.

Directed by Les Blank
Written by Michael Goodwin
Produced by Les Blank
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Top Cast

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Candace Laughlin

Self - Narrator (voice)

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Self - Filmmaker

Klaus Kinski

Klaus Kinski

Self - Actor

Claudia Cardinale

Claudia Cardinale

Self - Actress

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Alfredo de Río Tambo

Self

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Ángela Reina

Self

C

Carmen Correa

Self

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Elia de Río Ene

Self

David Pérez Espinosa

David Pérez Espinosa

Self - Actor

Miguel Ángel Fuentes

Miguel Ángel Fuentes

Self - Actor

Themes & Keywords

cinema on cinemamovie businessamazon rainforestbehind the scenesanthropologyfilmmakingmaking ofdocumentary filmmakingiquitos, peruportrait of an artistportrait of a filmmaker

About Burden of Dreams

Burden of Dreams is a documentary film released in 1982 exploring themes of cinema on cinema, movie business, amazon rainforest, behind the scenes, anthropology, filmmaking. Directed by Les Blank, it stars Candace Laughlin, Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski. The Amazon rain forest, 1979. The crew of Fitzcarraldo (1982), a film directed by German director Werner Herzog, soon finds itself with problems related to casting, tribal struggles and accidents, among many other setbacks; but nothing compared to dragging a huge steamboat up a mountain, while Herzog embraces the path of a certain madness to make his vision come true.

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