Rent Fitzcarraldo (1982)
3.9 of 5 from 194 ratings
2h 31min
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- Synopsis:
Iquitos, Peru, is a town Isolated in the middle of the jungle at the turn of the century. On the outskirts, a few shacks are rotting in the mud. In the centre are the splendid houses of the nouveaux-riches rubber barons. It is in this setting, rich in grotesque contrast, that Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald - Fltzcarraldo (Klaus Kinski), as the natives call him - has his dream of bringing together Enrico Caruso and Sarah Bernhardt for one great celebration of Grand Opera. To finance his fantastic dream, Fitzcarraldo decides to exploit a vast area of rubber trees growing beyond the impassable Ucayala Falls. In order to circumvent this barrier, he literally has his huge steamboat lifted over a mountain from one branch of the river to the other. With the aid of a tribe of Indians bewitched by records featuring the voice of the greatest singer of all time, Fitzcarraldo fights fever, mosquitoes and suffocating heat to achieve the impossible. - Actors:
- Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, José Lewgoy, Miguel Ángel Fuentes, Paul Hittscher, Huerequeque Enrique Bohorquez, Grande Otelo, Peter Berling, David Pérez Espinosa, Milton Nascimento, Ruy Polanah, Salvador Godínez, Dieter Milz, William Rose, Leoncio Bueno, Isabel Jimines de Cisneros, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Jesús Goiri, Veriano Luchetti, Lourdes Magalhaes
- Directors:
- Werner Herzog
- Producers:
- Werner Herzog, Willi Segler, Lucki Stipetic
- Writers:
- Werner Herzog
- Studio:
- Starz Home Entertainment
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama
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- Countries:
- Germany
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 25/08/2014
- Run Time:
- 157 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English LPCM Mono, English LPCM Stereo, German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, German LPCM Mono, German LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Full-length Audio Commentary
- Original Trailers
- Stills Gallery
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Reviews (1) of Fitzcarraldo
Journey to Paradise - Fitzcarraldo review by matt
Fabulous, fascinating and beautiful to behold. Perhaps herzog's most well-known movie, this has to be seen to be believed. Everything you see actually took place without the aid of special effects or CGI. Will take your breath away. Take it away, enrico caruso...
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