Movie • 1982
Fitzcarraldo
Dare to dream the impossible.
Filmistani85
IMDb7.943K
885votes
DramaAdventureSlow BurnEmotional DepthHidden GemStunning Cinematography
Why Watch
A Drama, Adventure pick with breathtaking cinematography, emotionally resonant storytelling, a patient, deliberate slow burn — Filmistani Score 85.
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Klaus Kinski
Fitzcarraldo
Claudia Cardinale
Molly
José Lewgoy
Don Aquilino
Miguel Ángel Fuentes
Cholo
Paul Hittscher
Orinoco Paul
Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez
Huerequeque
Grande Otelo
Station Master
Peter Berling
Opera Manager
David Pérez Espinosa
Campa Chief
Milton Nascimento
Opera House Blackman
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