Fitzcarraldo (1982)
“Dare to dream the impossible.”
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.
Fitzcarraldo is a 1982 movie. Genres: Drama, Adventure. Directed by Werner Herzog. Main cast: Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, José Lewgoy, Miguel Ángel Fuentes, Paul Hittscher. Runtime: 157 minutes. Its average rating is 7.6 out of 10, from 919 votes.
Release dateMarch 2, 1982
Runtime2 h 37 min
Budget$7,362,000
DirectorWerner Herzog
ScreenplayWerner Herzog
Original languageDE
IMDbtt0083946
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19th centuryAmazon rainforestAmazon riverAmazonieAmbitionImperialismIquitos, peruManaos, brazilOpera housePeruPlantationRiverboat
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