Fitzcarraldo

1982 · directed by Werner Herzog

Rating

77/100

Hit

no

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.

Fitzcarraldo (1982), directed by Werner Herzog, rates 77/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Klaus Kinski
• Claudia Cardinale
• José Lewgoy
• Miguel Ángel Fuentes
• Paul Hittscher
• Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez
• Grande Otelo
• Peter Berling
• David Pérez Espinosa
• Milton Nascimento

Crew

• Thomas Mauch — Director of Photography
• Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus — Editor
• Popol Vuh — Original Music Composer
• Werner Herzog — Screenplay

More from Werner Herzog

1. Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) — 98/100 · hit
2. Lessons of Darkness (1992) — 88/100 · TV film, not counted
3. Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997) — 84/100 · hit
4. Stroszek (1977) — 83/100 · hit
5. Grizzly Man (2005) — 82/100 · hit
6. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974) — 81/100 · hit

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