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Fitzcarraldo ()

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The story of Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an extremely determined man who intends to build an opera house in the middle of a jungle.
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 4 wins & 3 nominations.
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Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald - 'Fitzcarraldo'
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Don Aquilino
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Cholo (as Miguel Angel Fuentes)
Paul Hittscher ...
Captain (Orinoco Paul)
Huerequeque Enrique Bohorquez ...
Huerequeque (The Cook) (as Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez)
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Station master (as Grande Othelo)
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Opera Manager
David Pérez Espinosa ...
Rio Tambo Indian Chief
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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
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Molly
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Opera Singer (uncredited)
Jesús Goiri ...
Opera Singer (uncredited)
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Wilbur (scene cut) (uncredited)
Isabel Jimenez de Cisneros ...
Opera Singer (uncredited)
Veriano Luchetti ...
Opera Singer (uncredited)
Lourdes Magalhaes ...
Opera Singer (uncredited)
Christian Mantilla ...
Opera Singer (uncredited)
Costante Moret ...
Opera Singer (uncredited)
Dimiter Petkov ...
Opera Singer (uncredited)
Mietta Sighele ...
Opera Singer (uncredited)
Liborio Simonella ...
Opera Singer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Werner Herzog

Written by

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Werner Herzog ... (written by)

Produced by

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Roger Corman ... distribution producer (uncredited)
Werner Herzog ... producer
Renzo Rossellini ... associate producer
Walter Saxer ... executive producer
Willi Segler ... producer
Lucki Stipetic ... producer

Music by

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Popol Vuh

Cinematography by

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Thomas Mauch ... director of photography

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Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus

Editorial Department

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Linda Kuusisto ... assistant editor
Carola Mai ... assistant editor

Production Design by

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Ulrich Bergfelder
Henning von Gierke

Costume Design by

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Gisela Storch

Makeup Department

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Gloria Fava ... hair stylist / makeup artist
Stefano Fava ... hair stylist / makeup artist
Jaque Monteiro ... assistant makeup artist
Carlos Prieto ... assistant makeup artist

Production Management

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Gustavo Cerff Arbulú ... production assistant: Peru
George Sluizer ... production manager: Brazil

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Fred Confalonieri ... assistant director: Brazil (as Frederico Confalonieri)
Jorge Vignati ... assistant director

Art Department

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César Vivanco Luna ... construction: Camp Rio Camisea
Jaíme Mourõa Rios ... construction: Indin camp
Victor Trigoso ... construction: Camp Rio Camisea

Sound Department

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Juarez Dagoberto Costa ... sound (as Juarez Dagoberto)
Zezé d'Alice ... sound (as Zezé D'Alice)
Uwe Lauterkorn ... additional sound editor

Special Effects by

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Miguel Vázquez ... special effects (as Miguel Vazquez)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Rainer Klausmann ... second camera
Beat Presser ... assistant camera / still photographer
Hans-Peter Vogt ... lighting technician
Raimund Wirner ... lighting technician

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Franz Blumauer ... assistant costume designer
Elisabeth Irmer ... assistant costume designer
Rosemary Kaye ... assistant costume designer

Script and Continuity Department

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Rachel Griffiths ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Transportation Department

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Tercero Efraín Panaifo Indama ... tractorist (as Tercero Efrain Panaifo Indama)

Additional Crew

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Pedro Natorce Ahuanari ... boat crew
Tomás Parraga Aliaga ... medical staff (as Dr. Tomás Parraga Aliaga)
Walter Pinedo Alvarez ... boat crew
Claire André ... production secretary: Peru
Donald Arthur ... voice dubbing: José Lewgoy
Eglington Ayarza Boulloza ... technical advisor
Wolfgang Büttner ... voice dubbing: Roy Polonah
Pedro Padilla Chota ... boat crew
Wolf Goldan ... voice dubbing: Miguel Ángel Fuentes
Wolfgang Hess ... voice dubbing: Huerequeque Enrique Bohorquez
Bruce Low ... voice dubbing: Paul Hittscher
Guardamino Benigno Paucar ... technical advisor
Victor Tello Pinedo ... medical staff
Nancy Rios ... production secretary: Peru
William Rose ... dialogue director (as William L. Rose)
Anja Schmidt-Zäringer ... script
Werner Schroeter ... opera director: stage scene
El Tigre Carlos Calvo Soria ... forest worker
René Baneo Vazquez ... boat crew
Rosemarie Kirstein ... voice dubbing: Claudia Cardinale (uncredited)

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Les Blank ... special thanks
Miguel Camateiri Fernandez ... thanks
Nicolás Camateiri Fernandez ... thanks
Pascual Camateiri Fernandez ... thanks
Peter Matthiessen ... special thanks
Joseph D. Peckerman ... special thanks
David Pérez Espinosa ... thanks
Sam Shepard ... special thanks
José Koechlin von Stein ... special thanks: idea

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Fitzcarraldo is an obsessed opera lover who wants to build an opera in the jungle. To accomplish this he first has to make a fortune in the rubber business, and his cunning plan involves hauling an enormous river boat across a small mountain with aid from the local Indians. Written by Rune Sandnes

Plot Keywords
Taglines Dare to dream the impossible. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Фицкаралдо (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
  • Фицкарральдо (Russia)
  • 陸上行舟 (Taiwan)
  • Фіцкарральдо (Ukraine)
  • Fickaraldas (Lithuania)
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Runtime
  • 158 min
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Budget DEM14,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Klaus Kinski was a major source of tension on set, because he fought violently with the crew and raged over trivial matters. The natives were very upset about his behavior. Werner Herzog has claimed that one of the chieftains offered, in all seriousness, to murder Kinski. However, Walter Saxer, the production manager of this film, later confirmed that Herzog's story was not true. See more »
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. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Catalogue of Ships (2008). See more »
Soundtracks Opera in Manaos See more »
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.
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