Fitzcarraldo

IMDb link: 0083946
IMDb rating: 7.9 (42,861 votes)
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Music
Director: Klaus Kinski, Werner Herzog
Cast: Claudia Cardinale, Jose Lewgoy, Miguel Angel Fuentes, Paul Hittscher and others

Release date: 10 Oct 1982
Release year: 1982
Runtime: 158 minutes
Country: West Germany, Peru
Keywords: jungle, south america, obsession, based on true story, riverboat, opera, river, amazon river, steamship, peru

Plot:

Deep in the heart of the Peruvian jungle, on the banks of the Amazon river, is the town of Iquitos. It is the early-1900s and the area is booming due to the rubber trade. Living in Iquitos is Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, "Fitzcarraldo", an entrepreneur whose ideas and ventures often exceed practicality. His latest idea - build an opera house in or near Iquitos.

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