FITZCARRALDO
synopsis
Fitzcarraldo is an obsessed opera lover who wants to build an opera in the jungle. To accomplish this he first has to make a fortune in the rubber business, and his cunning plan involves hauling an enormous river boat across a small mountain with aid from the local Indians.
| international title: | Fitzcarraldo |
| original title: | Fitzcarraldo |
| country: | Germany, Peru |
| year: | 1982 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Werner Herzog |
| film run: | 158' |
| release date: | DE 04/03/1982, FR 02/05/1982, SE 16/07/1982, NL 09/09/1982, ES 09/1982, BE 18/11/1982, IT 23/11/1982, UK 1982, PT 06/01/1983, FI 11/02/1983, DK 21/02/1983, HU 22/09/1983, SI 26/02/1985, RS 04/03/2005, GR 14/11/2009, RU 27/06/2011, IS 01/10/2017 |
| screenplay: | Werner Herzog |
| cast: | Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, José Lewgoy |
| cinematography by: | Thomas Mauch |
| film editing: | Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus |
| art director: | Ulrich Bergfelder, Henning von Gierke |
| costumes designer: | Gisela Storch |
| producer: | Werner Herzog, Willi Segler, Lucki Stipetic |
| executive producer: | Walter Saxer |
| associate producer: | Renzo Rossellini |
