Fitzcarraldo

Fitzcarraldo

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DramaAdventure

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.

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Klaus Kinski
Klaus Kinski
Fitzcarraldo
Claudia Cardinale
Claudia Cardinale
Molly
José Lewgoy
José Lewgoy
Don Aquilino
Miguel Ángel Fuentes
Miguel Ángel Fuentes
Cholo
Paul Hittscher
Paul Hittscher
Orinoco Paul
Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez
Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez
Huerequeque
Grande Otelo
Grande Otelo
Station Master
Peter Berling
Peter Berling
Opera Manager
David Pérez Espinosa
David Pérez Espinosa
Campa Chief
Milton Nascimento
Milton Nascimento
Opera House Blackman
Ruy Polanah
Ruy Polanah
Rubber Baron
Salvador Godínez
Salvador Godínez
Old Missionary
Dieter Milz
Dieter Milz
Young Missionary
Leoncio Bueno
Leoncio Bueno
Veriano Luchetti
Veriano Luchetti
Opera 'Ernani' - Ernani (voice)

WriterWilliam Rose

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Release dateMar 02 1982

Runtime2 hours 37 minutes

Official siteVisit here

LanguagesEnglish, German, Italian, Spanish

Production companiesWerner Herzog Filmproduktion, Pro-ject Filmproduktion, ZDF, Wildlife Films Peru, Filmverlag der Autoren

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