Watch Fitzcarraldo (1982) Official Trailer
Dare to dream the impossible.
7.6 / 10 IMDb March 2, 1982 2h 37m
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.
Director
Runtime
2h 37m
Release Date
March 2, 1982
Genre
Drama, Adventure
Status
Released
Budget
$7,362,000
Languages
English, German, Italian, Spanish
Country
Germany, Peru
Writers
Cast
Klaus Kinski
as Fitzcarraldo
Claudia Cardinale
as Molly
José Lewgoy
as Don Aquilino
Miguel Ángel Fuentes
as Cholo
Paul Hittscher
as Orinoco Paul
Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez
as Huerequeque
Grande Otelo
as Station Master
Peter Berling
as Opera Manager
David Pérez Espinosa
as Campa Chief
Milton Nascimento
as Opera House Blackman
Ruy Polanah
as Rubber Baron
Salvador Godínez
as Old Missionary
Dieter Milz
as Young Missionary
William Rose
as Notary
Leoncio Bueno
Veriano Luchetti
as Opera 'Ernani' - Ernani (voice)
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Costante Moret
as Opera 'Ernani' - Ernani
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Dimiter Petkov
as Opera 'Ernani' - Silva
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Mietta Sighele
as Opera 'Ernani' - Elvira (voice)
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Lourdes Magalhães
as Opera 'Ernani' - Orchestra Pit Singer
Production Companies
Werner Herzog FilmproduktionPro-ject Filmproduktion
ZDFWildlife Films Peru
Filmverlag der Autoren
Fitzcarraldo Official Trailer 1982
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