Fitzcarraldo

2h 37min

Drama

Adventure

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.

Production Companies

Werner Herzog Filmproduktion

Pro-ject Filmproduktion

ZDF

Wildlife Films Peru

Filmverlag der Autoren

Cast

Klaus Kinski

Klaus Kinski

Fitzcarraldo
José Lewgoy

José Lewgoy

Don Aquilino
Paul Hittscher

Paul Hittscher

Orinoco Paul
Grande Otelo

Grande Otelo

Station Master
Peter Berling

Peter Berling

Opera Manager
Milton Nascimento

Milton Nascimento

Opera House Blackman
Ruy Polanah

Ruy Polanah

Rubber Baron
Salvador Godínez

Salvador Godínez

Old Missionary
Dieter Milz

Dieter Milz

Young Missionary
Veriano Luchetti

Veriano Luchetti

Opera 'Ernani' - Ernani (voice)
Costante Moret

Costante Moret

Opera 'Ernani' - Ernani
Dimiter Petkov

Dimiter Petkov

Opera 'Ernani' - Silva
Mietta Sighele

Mietta Sighele

Opera 'Ernani' - Elvira (voice)
Lourdes Magalhães

Lourdes Magalhães

Opera 'Ernani' - Orchestra Pit Singer
Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Opera 'Ernani' - Sarah Bernhardt
Isabel Jiménez de Cisneros

Isabel Jiménez de Cisneros

Opera 'I puritani' - Doña Elvira
Liborio Simonella

Liborio Simonella

Opera 'I puritani' - Arturo
Jesus Goiri

Jesus Goiri

Opera 'I puritani' - Giorgio
Christian Mantilla

Christian Mantilla

Opera 'I puritani' - Walton

Release date

2nd Mar 1982

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Deutsch, Italiano, Español