Fitzcarraldo
Werner Herzog / DE, PE, 1982 / 158 min.
Businessman Fitzcarraldo wants to build an opera house in the Peruvian rainforest. To reach his plot, he has a steamboat dragged across the hills. This hazardous feat was performed in real life, lead Klaus Kinski drove everyone insane.
In early 20th-century Peru, Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, known as ‘Fitzcarraldo’, a huge opera fan, particularly of world-famous tenor Enrico Caruso wants to build an opera house for the latter in the middle of the rainforest. To acquire the necessary funds he buys a rubber plantation plot and boards a steamboat to the jungle.
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Director
Werner Herzog
Production year
1982
Country
DE, PE
Original title
Fitzcarraldo
Length
158 min.
Language
German, Spanish, English, Italian
Subtitles
NLD or ENG
Format
DCP
Part of
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