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Fitzcarraldo (/fɪtskə'raldo/) is a 1982 West German epic adventure-drama film written, produced, and directed by Werner Herzog, and starring Klaus Kinski as would-be rubber baron Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an Irishman known in Peru as Fitzcarraldo, who is determined to transport a steamship over a steep hill to access a rich rubber territory ...
- 5 March 1982 (West Germany)
- Werner Herzog
Aug 28, 2005 · A movie about an opera-loving madman who drags a boat over a mountain in the jungle, based on a true story. Read Ebert's analysis of the film's vision, folly, and images, and watch the documentary "Burden of Dreams" for more behind-the-scenes details.
Oct 10, 1982 · Fitzcarraldo: Directed by Werner Herzog. With Klaus Kinski, José Lewgoy, Miguel Ángel Fuentes, Paul Hittscher. 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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- Werner Herzog
- PG
- Adventure, Drama
Opera-loving European Brian Fitzgerald (Klaus Kinski) lives in a small Peruvian city. Better known as Fitzcarraldo, this foreigner is obsessed with building an opera house in his town and...
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- Werner Herzog
- PG
- Klaus Kinski
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A movie about a dreamer who tries to drag a steamship across a hill in the jungle, based on a true story. Roger Ebert praises the film's grandiosity, madness and poetic images, but also criticizes its length and formlessness.
Aug 22, 2017 · The story of Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an extremely determined man who intends to build an opera house in the middle of a jungle. Cast & Crew. Read More. Werner Herzog. Director. Klaus Kinski. Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald-- Claudia Cardinale. Molly. Jose Lewgoy. Don Aquilino. Miguel Angel Fuentes. Cholo--The Mechanic. Paul Hittscher. Captain.