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Fitzcarraldo (1982)
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10 October 1982 (USA) morePlot:
The story of Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an extremely determined man who intends to build an opera house in the middle of the Peruvian jungle. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(10 articles)
Tiff ‘09: My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (From SoundOnSight. 24 September 2009, 7:42 PM, PDT)
Sign Up For Film School With Professor Werner Herzog
(From Cinematical. 24 September 2009, 8:45 AM, PDT)
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Beautiful Obsessions... more (64 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Klaus Kinski | ... | Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald - 'Fitzcarraldo' | |
| Claudia Cardinale | ... | Molly | |
| José Lewgoy | ... | Don Aquilino | |
| Miguel Ángel Fuentes | ... | Cholo | |
| Paul Hittscher | ... | Captain (Orinoco Paul) | |
| Huerequeque Enrique Bohorquez | ... | Huerequeque (The Cook) (as Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez) | |
| Grande Otelo | ... | Station master (as Grande Othelo) | |
| Peter Berling | ... | Opera Manager | |
| David Pérez Espinosa | ... | Chief of Campa Indians | |
| Milton Nascimento | ... | Blackman At Opera House | |
| Ruy Polanah | ... | Rubber Baron | |
| Salvador Godínez | ... | Old Missionary | |
| Dieter Milz | ... | Young Missionary | |
| William Rose | ... | Notary (as Bill Rose) | |
| Leoncio Bueno |
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158 minLanguage:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Iceland:L | Finland:K-12 | Norway:12 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG (re-rating) (1986) | USA:PG | West Germany:12 (bw) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Australia:PGFun Stuff
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Crew or equipment visible: During one of the boat drifting scenes, crew members can be seen at the top of the boat, including a man wearing jeans who tries to avoid being spotted by the camera. moreSoundtrack:
Opera on board moreFAQ
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Full of bravura and inspiring sequences the bizarre epic "Fitzcarraldo" won Werner Herzog the best director award at Cannes Festival in 1982. This is the film that keeps reminding us the words of Oscar Wilde, "We are all in the gutter but some of us look at the stars". Even fewer try to reach the stars and Werner Herzog and his longtime collaborator and frequent adversary Klaus Kinski were certainly the men who have reached them. Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald (or Fitzcaralado the local Indians' name for Fitzgerald) was a visionary, a man with a beautiful obsession who dreamed of a building an opera house in the Peruvian rain forests and bringing the great singer Enrico Caruso there. Fitzcaralado's plan involved dragging a huge steamship over a small mountain to avoid traveling upstream through rapids. This plan was duplicated by Herzog during the production and involved the real Indians actually hauling the boat over the mountain. The image of the boat floating in the clouds and the small figure of Fitzcarraldo dressed in the white suit looking with his crazy wild eyes at the boat is one of the most beautiful and breathtaking visions at the screen ever. This film is not as perfect as Herzog's and Kinski's previous project, the stunning "Aguirre, The Wrath of God" but it is a magnificent and fascinating tale that could only be told by its matchless team of creators.