Fitzcarraldo (AUS)

Fitzcarraldo (AUS) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Cannes Film Festival
Golden Globes
San Sebastian International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
157 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Biographies
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1982 and produced in:
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
Uruguay ( Latin America, Mexico )

Directed By:
Werner Herzog

Written By:
Werner Herzog

Actors:
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)
Grande Otelo ..... Station master
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)
Claudia Cardinale ..... Molly

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. No trickery was used in filming this grueling sequence, and stories still persist of disgruntled South American film technicians awaiting the opportunity to strangle Herzog if he ever sets foot on their land again. In the end, Herzog proved to be as driven and single-purposed as his protagonist, and it is the audience's knowledge of this that adds to the excitement of Fitzcarraldo.

The story of Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an extremely determined man who intends to build an opera house in the middle of a jungle.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 27 January, 2011.