Fitzcarraldo (1982)

  • PG
  • 10/10/1982 (US)
  • Drama, Adventure
  • 2h 37m

Dare to dream the impossible.

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.

Werner Herzog

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Klaus Kinski's headshot

Klaus Kinski

Fitzcarraldo
Claudia Cardinale's headshot

Claudia Cardinale

Molly
José Lewgoy's headshot

José Lewgoy

Don Aquilino
Miguel Ángel Fuentes's headshot

Miguel Ángel Fuentes

Cholo
Paul Hittscher's headshot

Paul Hittscher

Orinoco Paul
Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez's headshot

Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez

Huerequeque
Grande Otelo's headshot

Grande Otelo

Station Master
Peter Berling's headshot

Peter Berling

Opera Manager

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