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Fitzcarraldo

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Fitzcarraldo
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PG,2hrs 37min
Genres:
Action,Drama
Released:
October 10, 1982
Director:
Werner Herzog
Distributor:
New World Pictures
Starring:
Klaus Kinski, Jose Lewgoy, Claudia Cardinale  ...more
Synopsis: German filmmaker Werner Herzog has never done anything by halves. When Herzog tackled Fitzcarraldo, the story of an obsessed impresario (Klaus Kinski) whose foremost desire in life is to bring both Enrico Caruso and an opera house to the deepest jungles of South America, the director boldly embarked on the same journey, disdaining studios, process shots, and special effects throughout. The highlight of the story is Fizcarraldo's Herculean effort to haul a 300-plus ton steamship over the mountains. ... Full Synopsis
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Dan Jardine, AMG Review
Werner Herzog's most ambitious film divides audiences between those who laud its astonishing portrait of obsession and its insightful commentary on the absurdity of ambition and those who complain that it is a sterile, loud, boring journey to nowhere. There is, however, no denying the visual and technical magnificence of Herzog's achievement, as the jungle scenes have a palpable sense of authenticity, ... Full Review
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Klaus Kinski
Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald/Fitzcarraldo
Jose Lewgoy
Don Aquilino
Claudia Cardinale
Molly
Miguel Angel Fuentes
Cholo (the mechanic), Cholo the Mechanic
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