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Fitzcarraldo

  • 19821982
  • PGPG
  • 2h 38m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
36K
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Klaus Kinski in Fitzcarraldo (1982)
AdventureDrama
The story of Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an extremely determined man who intends to build an opera house in the middle of a jungle.The story of Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an extremely determined man who intends to build an opera house in the middle of a jungle.The story of Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an extremely determined man who intends to build an opera house in the middle of a jungle.
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
36K
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  • Director
    • Werner Herzog
  • Writer
    • Werner Herzog
  • Stars
    • Klaus Kinski
    • Claudia Cardinale
    • José Lewgoy
  • Director
    • Werner Herzog
  • Writer
    • Werner Herzog
  • Stars
    • Klaus Kinski
    • Claudia Cardinale
    • José Lewgoy
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 118User reviews
    • 101Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 4 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Klaus Kinski
    Klaus Kinski
    • Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald - 'Fitzcarraldo'
    Claudia Cardinale
    Claudia Cardinale
    • Molly
    José Lewgoy
    José Lewgoy
    • Don Aquilino
    Miguel Ángel Fuentes
    Miguel Ángel Fuentes
    • Cholo
    • (as Miguel Angel Fuentes)
    Paul Hittscher
    • Captain (Orinoco Paul)
    Huerequeque Enrique Bohorquez
    • Huerequeque (The Cook)
    • (as Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez)
    Grande Otelo
    Grande Otelo
    • Station master
    • (as Grande Othelo)
    Peter Berling
    Peter Berling
    • Opera Manager
    David Pérez Espinosa
    • Chief of Campa Indians
    Milton Nascimento
    Milton Nascimento
    • Black Man At Opera House
    Ruy Polanah
    • Rubber Baron
    • (as Rui Polanah)
    Salvador Godínez
    • Old Missionary
    • (as Salvador Godinez)
    Dieter Milz
    • Young Missionary
    William Rose
    • Notary
    • (as Bill Rose)
    Leoncio Bueno
    Isabel Jimines de Cisneros
    • Opera Singer
    • (uncredited)
    Jean-Claude Dreyfus
    Jean-Claude Dreyfus
    • Opera Singer
    • (uncredited)
    Jesús Goiri
    • Opera Singer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Werner Herzog
    • Writer
      • Werner Herzog
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The film was shot during one of the region's driest summers on record. Indigenous Amahuaca launched a hit-and-run raid on the film camp. One man survived an arrow through his throat. His wife was hit in the stomach, necessitating eight hours of emergency surgery on a kitchen table. According to Werner Herzog, "I assisted by illuminating her abdominal cavity with a torchlight, and with my other hand sprayed with repellent the clouds of mosquitoes that swarmed around the blood." Herzog decided against a revenge attack, believing it would be bad for relations.
    • Goofs
      During one of boat drifting scene, crew members are visible at the top of the boat, including a man in jeans who tries to avoid the camera.
    • Quotes

      Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald - 'Fitzcarraldo': How can anyone learn patriotism from a school book?

      Young Missionary: The Government requires it.

      Old Missionary: The natives get used to it. Like vaccination.

      Young Missionary: The children already feel like little Peruvians. The other day I asked them, "Are you Indians?" "No," they said, "not we, the ones up the river, they are Indians." And then I asked. "What are Indians?" "They said to me "Indians are people who can't read and who don't know how to wash their clothes."

      Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald - 'Fitzcarraldo': And what about the older people?

      Old Missionary: Well, we can't seem to cure them of the idea that our everyday life is only an illusion, behind which lies the reality of dreams.

      Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald - 'Fitzcarraldo': Actually, I'm very interested in these ideas. I specialise in opera myself.

    • Connections
      Edited into Catalogue of Ships (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Opera in Manaos
      from "Ernani" by Giuseppe Verdi

      Production: Werner Schroeter

      Ernani: Veriano Luchetti (voice)

      Costante Moret (actor)

      Silva: Dimiter Petkov (voice and actor)

      Elvira: Mietta Sighele (voice)

      Singer at orchestra: Lourdes Magalhaes

      Sarah Bernhardt: Jean-Claude Dreyfus (as Jean-Claude Dreyfuss)

      Stage design: Gianni Ratto

      Orchestra of the Filarmonica Veneta

      Conducted by Giorgio Croci

    User reviews118

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    8/10
    The High of Hope, The Low of Despair...
    ... two sides of the same coin and two definitions of Klaus Kinski as the titular character who pursues his dreams in the Amazonian forests of Peru, performing a miracle with a boat and an indigenous tribe, while sailing along to a soundtrack provided by Enrico Caruso. A crazy film about a crazy person made by crazy people in a crazy place.
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    • Release date
      • October 10, 1982 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • West Germany
      • Peru
    • Languages
      • German
      • Spanish
      • English
      • Shuar
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • 陸上行舟
    • Filming locations
      • Iquitos, Peru
    • Production companies
      • Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
      • Pro-ject Filmproduktion
      • Filmverlag der Autoren
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • DEM 14,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,874
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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