Apocalypse Now in the Amazon headwaters
Called Fitzcarraldo by t...
Fitzcarraldo
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.
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Fitzcarraldo
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Mar 2, 1982
Runtime
2h 37m
Genres
Drama, Adventure
User Score
76%
Original Title
Fitzcarraldo
Production Companies
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, Pro-ject Filmproduktion, ZDF, Wildlife Films Peru, Filmverlag der Autoren
Director
Werner Herzog
Budget
$7,362,000
Description
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.
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Crew
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