Fitzcarraldo
1982 · Movie · PG · 157 min · ★ 7.6 · 82% critics
A dreamer in Iquitos sets out to build an opera house in the Amazon, but he needs money first. During the rubber boom, he ventures deep into remote rainforest to collect rubber, facing dangerous obstacles as he searches for a way to reach an otherwise unreachable area.
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Details
- Years
- 1982
- Release date
- 1982-03-02
- Language
- German
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 157 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 82/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (885 votes)
About
If you enjoy ambitious jungle quests and are curious about opera-inspired obsession in the Amazon, Fitzcarraldo may hit your stride; Not for you if you need fast pacing, or if you dislike heavy, unsettling colonial themes like in Aguirre, the Wrath of God.
Pros: epic jungle adventure; immersive atmosphere; memorable boat challenge | Cons: slow pacing; uneven momentum; divisive depiction
Themes
- peru
- plantation
- ambition
- amazon rainforest
- steamboat
- south america
- opera house
- riverboat
- 19th century
- imperialism
- iquitos, peru
- amazon river
- +6 more
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 1983 · nominated
Cast & crew
Klaus Kinski
as Fitzcarraldo
Claudia Cardinale
as Molly
José Lewgoy
as Don Aquilino
Miguel Ángel Fuentes
as Cholo
Paul Hittscher
as Orinoco Paul
Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez
as Huerequeque
Grande Otelo
as Station Master
Peter Berling
as Opera Manager
David Pérez Espinosa
as Campa Chief
Milton Nascimento
as Opera House Blackman
Directed by Werner Herzog