Fitzcarraldo
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.
Critics Sentiment
Natives help drag the steamship up the mountain slope
Most of Fitzcarraldo's crew abandons the expedition in fear
The film surges from its lowest point during crew abandonment to its spectacular peak with the boat-dragging sequence.
Fitzcarraldo builds steadily toward its legendary centerpiece of hauling a steamship over a mountain, which critics universally praised as a cinematic marvel. While some found the pacing uneven and questioned the cultural politics, most reviewers were swept up by Herzog's audacious vision and the poetic final triumph. The film's reputation rests heavily on the knowledge that Herzog actually accomplished the impossible feat, elevating what might otherwise be seen as a slow character study into something transcendent.
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Klaus Kinski
Fitzcarraldo
Claudia Cardinale
Molly
José Lewgoy
Don Aquilino
Miguel Ángel Fuentes
Cholo
Paul Hittscher
Orinoco Paul
Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez
Huerequeque
Grande Otelo
Station Master
Peter Berling
Opera Manager
David Pérez Espinosa
Campa Chief
Milton Nascimento
Opera House Blackman
Ruy Polanah
Rubber Baron
Salvador Godínez
Old Missionary
Dieter Milz
Young Missionary
William Rose
Notary
Leoncio Bueno
Veriano Luchetti
Opera 'Ernani' - Ernani (voice)
Costante Moret
Opera 'Ernani' - Ernani
Dimiter Petkov
Opera 'Ernani' - Silva
Mietta Sighele
Opera 'Ernani' - Elvira (voice)
Lourdes Magalhães
Opera 'Ernani' - Orchestra Pit Singer
Crew
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