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Fitzcarraldo

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Original title

Fitzcarraldo

Year

1982

Running time

157 min.

Country

Germany - West Germany (FRG)

Director

Werner Herzog

Screenwriter

Werner Herzog

Cast

Music

Popol Vuh

Cinematography

Thomas Mauch

Producer

Co-production Germany - West Germany (FRG)-Peru;

Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, Wildlife Films, Filmverlag der Autoren, Pro-ject Filmproduktion, ZDF

Genre

Adventure. Drama | Based on a true story. 1900s. Epic film

Synopsis

Brian Fitzgerald "Fitzcarraldo", an eccentric and megalomaniac businessman obsessed with opera, has been losing his prestige and fortune in absurd ventures with no future. His latest project is to build an opera house in a Peruvian village on the banks of the Amazon; to raise the capital necessary to finance such a grand enterprise, he dedicates himself to the rubber trade. His extravagant plan requires taking a large riverboat out of the river and transporting it to the top of a mountain.

Rankings Position

#25 Best German Movies of all time
#39 Best Movies Based on a True Story
#59 Best Movies of the '80s
#68 Best Adventure Movies

Awards: 1982: Cannes Film Festival: Best Director

1982: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Foreign Film

1982: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film

1981: German Film Awards: Film Award in Silver

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