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Fitzcarraldo

Fitzcarraldo

Dare to dream the impossible.

19827.62h 37m

Overview

Fitzcarraldo is a dreamer who plans to build an opera house in Iquitos, in the Peruvian Amazon, so, in order to finance his project, he embarks on an epic adventure to collect rubber, a very profitable product, in a remote and unexplored region of the rainforest.

Directed by Werner Herzog
Written by Werner Herzog
Produced by Werner Herzog, Lucki Stipetić
Box OfficeBudget: $7.4M0

Top Cast

Klaus Kinski

Klaus Kinski

Fitzcarraldo

Claudia Cardinale

Claudia Cardinale

Molly

José Lewgoy

José Lewgoy

Don Aquilino

Miguel Ángel Fuentes

Miguel Ángel Fuentes

Cholo

Paul Hittscher

Paul Hittscher

Orinoco Paul

Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez

Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez

Huerequeque

Grande Otelo

Grande Otelo

Station Master

Peter Berling

Peter Berling

Opera Manager

David Pérez Espinosa

David Pérez Espinosa

Campa Chief

Milton Nascimento

Milton Nascimento

Opera House Blackman

Themes & Keywords

peruplantationambitionamazon rainforeststeamboatsouth americaopera houseriverboat19th centuryimperialismiquitos, peruamazon riverrubberwhite water raftingwillpowermanaos, braziltransporting boatamazonie

About Fitzcarraldo

Fitzcarraldo is a drama, adventure film released in 1982 exploring themes of peru, plantation, ambition, amazon rainforest, steamboat, south america. Directed by Werner Herzog, it stars Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, José Lewgoy. Fitzcarraldo is a dreamer who plans to build an opera house in Iquitos, in the Peruvian Amazon, so, in order to finance his project, he embarks on an epic adventure to collect rubber, a very profitable product, in a remote and unexplored region of the rainforest.

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