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.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 4 wins & 4 nominations total
- Cholo
- (as Miguel Angel Fuentes)
- Huerequeque (The Cook)
- (as Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez)
- Station master
- (as Grande Othelo)
- Rubber Baron
- (as Rui Polanah)
- Old Missionary
- (as Salvador Godinez)
- Notary
- (as Bill Rose)
- Opera Singer
- (uncredited)
- Opera Singer
- (uncredited)
- Opera Singer
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaThe 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.
- GoofsDuring 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.
- ConnectionsEdited into Catalogue of Ships (2008)
- SoundtracksOpera 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
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- Jul 7, 2005
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Box office
- Budget
- DEM 14,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $2,874
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