The read
Scores higher than 83% of the 95 1980s documentary movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
The Amazon rain forest, 1979. The crew of Fitzcarraldo (1982), a film directed by German director Werner Herzog, soon finds itself with problems related to casting, tribal struggles and accidents, among many other setbacks; but nothing compared to dragging a huge steamboat up a mountain, while Herzog embraces the path of a certain madness to make his vision come true.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Metacritic77/100
158 audience votes
Key crew
- Les BlankDirector
- Michael GoodwinWriter
Cast
- Candace LaughlinSelf - Narrator (voice)
- Werner HerzogSelf - Filmmaker
- Klaus KinskiSelf - Actor
- Claudia CardinaleSelf - Actress
- Alfredo de Río TamboSelf
- Ángela ReinaSelf
- Carmen CorreaSelf
- Elia de Río EneSelf
- David Pérez EspinosaSelf - Actor
- Miguel Ángel FuentesSelf - Actor
- Mariano GagnonSelf - Missionary
- Paul HittscherSelf - Actor
Stills
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Themes
cinema on cinemamovie businessamazon rainforestbehind the scenesanthropologyfilmmakingmaking ofdocumentary filmmakingiquitos, peruportrait of an artistportrait of a filmmaker
The Best Movies of 1982
Burden of Dreams is #5 of 60
