Fitzcarraldo (1982)

Overview
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Director:
Werner Herzog
Writer:
Werner Herzog (writer)
Contact:
View company contact information for Fitzcarraldo on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
10 October 1982 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Drama more
Plot:
The story of Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an extremely determined man who intends to build an opera house in the middle of the Peruvian jungle. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Opera | Jungle | River | Mountain | Gramophone
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Hey Folks Celebrity On Set Blow-Ups aren't Uncommon
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User Comments:
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete)

Klaus Kinski ... Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald - 'Fitzcarraldo'

José Lewgoy ... Don Aquilino
Miguel Ángel Fuentes ... Cholo
Paul Hittscher ... Captain (Orinoco Paul)
Huerequeque Enrique Bohorquez ... Huerequeque (The Cook) (as Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez)
Grande Otelo ... Station master (as Grande Othelo)
Peter Berling ... Opera Manager
David Pérez Espinosa ... Chief of Campa Indians
Milton Nascimento ... Blackman At Opera House
Ruy Polanah ... Rubber Baron
Salvador Godínez ... Old Missionary
Dieter Milz ... Young Missionary
William L. Rose ... Notary (as Bill Rose)
Leoncio Bueno

Claudia Cardinale ... Molly
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Isabel Jimines de Cisneros ... Opera Singer (uncredited)

Jean-Claude Dreyfus ... Opera Singer (uncredited)
Jesús Goiri ... Opera Singer (uncredited)
Veriano Luchetti ... Opera Singer (uncredited)
Lourdes Magalhaes ... Opera Singer (uncredited)
Christian Mantilla ... Opera Singer (uncredited)
Costante Moret ... Opera Singer (uncredited)
Dimiter Petkov ... Opera Singer (uncredited)
Mietta Sighele ... Opera Singer (uncredited)
Liborio Simonella ... Opera Singer (uncredited)
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Directed by
Werner Herzog

Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Werner Herzog writer

Produced by
Werner Herzog .... producer
Renzo Rossellini .... associate producer
Walter Saxer .... executive producer
Willi Segler .... producer
Lucki Stipetic .... producer

Original Music by
Popol Vuh

Cinematography by
Thomas Mauch

Film Editing by
Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus

Production Design by
Ulrich Bergfelder
Henning von Gierke

Costume Design by
Gisela Storch

Makeup Department
Gloria Fava .... hair stylist
Gloria Fava .... makeup artist
Stefano Fava .... hair stylist
Stefano Fava .... makeup artist
Jaque Monteiro .... assistant makeup artist
Carlos Prieto .... assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Gustavo Cerff Abulu .... production manager: Peru (as Gustavo Cerff Arbulú)
George Sluizer .... production manager: Brazil

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fred Confalonieri .... assistant director: Brazil (as Frederico Confalonieri)
Jorge Vignati .... assistant director

Art Department
César Vivanco Luna .... construction: Camp Rio Camisea
Jaíme Mourõa Rios .... construction: Indin camp
Victor Trigoso .... construction: Camp Rio Camisea

Sound Department
Juarez Dagoberto Costa .... sound (as Juarez Dagoberto)
Zezé d'Alice .... sound (as Zezé D'Alice)

Special Effects by
Miguel Vázquez .... special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Rainer Klausmann .... second camera
Beat Presser .... assistant camera
Beat Presser .... still photographer
Hans-Peter Vogt .... lighting technician
Raimund Wirner .... lighting technician

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Franz Blumauer .... assistant costume designer
Elisabeth Irmer .... assistant costume designer
Rosemary Kaye .... assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Linda Kuusisto .... assistant editor
Carola Mai .... assistant editor

Transportation Department
Tercero Efraín Panaifo Indama .... tractorist

Other crew
Pedro Natorce Ahuanari .... boat crew
Dr. Tomás Parraga Aliaga .... medical staff
Walter Pinedo Alvarez .... boat crew
Claire André .... production secretary: Peru
Eglington Ayarza Boulloza .... technical advisor
Pedro Padilla Chota .... boat crew
Guardamino Benigno Paucar .... technical advisor
Victor Tello Pinedo .... medical staff
Nancy Rios .... production secretary: Peru
William L. Rose .... dialogue director
Anja Schmidt-Zäringer .... script
Werner Schroeter .... opera director: stage scene
El Tigre Carlos Calvo Soria .... forest worker
René Baneo Vazquez .... boat crew
Rachel Griffiths .... script supervisor (uncredited)

Thanks
Les Blank .... special thanks
Miguel Camateiri Fernandez .... thanks
Nicolás Camateiri Fernandez .... thanks
Pascual Camateiri Fernandez .... thanks
Peter Matthiessen .... special thanks
Joseph D. Peckerman .... special thanks
David Pérez Espinosa .... thanks
Sam Shepard .... special thanks
José Koechlin von Stein .... special thanks: idea


Production Companies

* Filmverlag der Autoren
* Pro-ject Filmproduktion
* Tayrona Entertainment Group (as R.O.E.)
* Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
* Wildlife Films Peru
* Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)

Distributors

* Hemispheric Pictures (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
* 518 Media (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
* Ipma (2005) (Brazil) (theatrical)
* Altomedia. Co. Ltd. (Korea) (DVD)
* Altomedia. Co. Ltd. (Korea) (VHS)
* Anchor Bay Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
* Artificial Eye (UK)
* Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
* New World Pictures (2002) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
* Palace Video (1982) (UK) (VHS)
* Palace Video (1982) (UK) (video) (Betamax)
* Ripley's Home Video (2005) (Italy) (DVD) (boxed set)
* Transvídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
* Umbrella Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)

Other Companies

* Ashininka-Campa Indians thanks
* Servicio Industrial de la Marina Iquitos (SIMAI) ship construction

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Additional Details
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Runtime:
158 min
Country:
Peru | West Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:L | Finland:K-12 | Norway:12 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG (re-rating) (1986) | USA:PG | West Germany:12 (bw) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Australia:PG
Filming Locations:
Amazon Basin, Brazil more
Company:
Filmverlag der Autoren more
Fun Stuff
Trivia:
The production is documented by the film Burden of Dreams (1982). more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: During one of the boat drifting scenes, crew members can be seen at the top of the boat, including a man wearing jeans who tries to avoid being spotted by the camera. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Simpsons: On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister (#16.11)" (2005) more
Soundtrack:
Opera on board more
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30 out of 36 people found the following comment useful:-
Great Great Film, 10 May 2005
10/10
Author: RARubin from United States

This is a quest plot line; the golden chalice is to be found in the interior of the Amazon, a performance by Caruso and his opera company in the early 1900's. Klaus Kinski, of the disheveled blond hair, plays the obsessive opera lover. The town's folks believe him to me loco and well they should since his Trans-Andes railroad bankrupted the dreamer. His ice making operation makes no sense. His dream of Peruvian opera is a laughingstock, but he has an ace up his sleeve, his devoted lover, Claudia Cardinale, the local madam of distinction forks over the front money so Klaus can buy a boat to get to the rubber trees in a remote steamy jungle inhabited by headhunters. Oh, there's another problem. Rapids block access to the rubber trees, so Klaus must take another river parallel to the rapids, and then at a narrow point of land, must drag a steamship over a mountain. Unbelievable, the film crew took three years in the jungle to duplicate the feat, a engineering marvel, or a stunning duplication. My hat is off to Werner Herzog. This is what great adventure and acting is all about.