Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Cast
José Lewgoy, Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, Miguel Angel Fuentes
Original language
German, Spanish, English, Asháninka
Production companies
ZDF
Setting
Brazil, Peru, Ucayali River, Pachitea River
Filming locations
Peru
Trailer
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Festival History
- Locarno International Film Festival 2013 generic
- BAFTA Awards 1983 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 1982 generic
- San Sebastián International Film Festival 1982 generic
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Fitzcarraldo (1982) | 3 releases, 1982: Polydor |
| CD | Fitzcarraldo (1982) | 4 releases, 1992-2005: High Tide, Spalax Music, SPV Recordings |
| Cassette | Fitzcarraldo (1982) | 1 release, 1982: Polydor |
Full credits
| Director | Werner Herzog |
| Cast | José Lewgoy, Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, Miguel Angel Fuentes |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
