Fitzcarraldo
Fitzcarraldo DVD cover
Directed by	Werner Herzog
Produced by	Werner Herzog Renzo Rossellini Walter Saxer Willi Segler Lucki Stipetic
Written by	Werner Herzog
Starring	Klaus Kinski Claudia Cardinale
Music by	Popol Vuh
Cinematography	Thomas Mauch
Editing by	Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus
Release date(s)	March 4, 1982 (West Germany)
Running time	158 min.
Country	Peru  West Germany
Language	English German (alternate version)
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For other meanings, see Fitzcarraldo (disambiguation).

Fitzcarraldo is a 1982 film written and directed by Werner Herzog starring Klaus Kinski as the title character, the entrepreneur and would-be rubber baron Irishman, Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald (nickname: Fitzcarraldo). Image File history File links Fitzcarraldo_DVD_cover. ... Werner Herzog passionately singing a traditional Croatian ode of love to beautiful Serbian girls who he wants to take to Germany to have German babies with. ... Klaus Kinski. ... Claudia Cardinale (born April 15, 1938) is an Italian actress born in Tunis, Tunisia to Italian parents. ... Popol Vuh is a German cosmic music band founded by pianist and keyboardist Florian Fricke in 1970 together with Holger Trulzsch (percussion) and Frank Fiedler (electronics). ... Thomas Mauch (born 4 April 1937 in Heidenheim, Germany) is a German cinematographer, who has had numerous collaborations with director Werner Herzog. ... Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus is a German film editor, who has had numerous collaborations with director Werner Herzog. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Peru. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Fitzcarraldo can mean:- A movie made in 1982: see Fitzcarraldo An album and a song (inspired by the above movie) by Irish rock band, The Frames MV Fitzcarraldo is a ship used by a travelling theatre company called Walk the Plank. ... // January 11 - Production begins on the Star Wars film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. ... Werner Herzog passionately singing a traditional Croatian ode of love to beautiful Serbian girls who he wants to take to Germany to have German babies with. ... Klaus Kinski. ...

Story

The film is roughly based on the true story of Carlos Fermin Fitzcarraldo, a Peruvian rubber baron living in the frontier city of Iquitos, Peru. Iquitos is the largest city in the rainforest of Peru. ...

In the film, Fitzcarraldo, a fan of the great tenor Enrico Caruso, dreams of bringing opera to Iquitos rather than having to travel down the Amazon to the Teatro Amazonas in Manaus, Brazil, another rubber-boom town. Relying on the support of investors and his wife, the local madam, he attempts to harvest rubber in an area of the jungle previously thought to be inaccessible. Enrico Caruso (February 25, 1873–August 2, 1921) was one of the most famous tenors in the history of opera. ... The Teatro alla Scala in Milan. ... Location in Brazil Country Brazil Region North State Amazonas Founded 1669 Mayor Serafim Corrêa (PSB) Area    - City 11. ...

Production Issues

Interestingly, although the male and female leads are played by European actors (Claudia Cardinale plays Fitzgerald's lover), the original soundtrack was recorded in English, as Cardinale spoke no German. Claudia Cardinale (born April 15, 1938) is an Italian actress born in Tunis, Tunisia to Italian parents. ... // In film formats, the sound track is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Klaus Kinski as Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, also known as Fitzcarraldo

Jason Robards was originally cast in the title role, but he became ill and was forced to leave. Herzog considered playing Fitzcarraldo himself, but Kinski reluctantly accepted the role. By now, forty percent of shooting was complete and Herzog insisted on a total reshoot with Kinski. Mick Jagger was originally cast as Fitzcarraldo's assistant, but his shooting schedule expired and he departed to tour with the Rolling Stones. Herzog dropped Jagger's character from the script and reshot the film from the beginning. Fitcarraldo - Klaus Kinski taken from www. ... Fitcarraldo - Klaus Kinski taken from www. ... Robards as Cheyenne in Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) Jason Nelson Robards Jr. ... Sir Michael Phillip Mick Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English rock musician, actor, songwriter, record and film producer, and businessman. ... Rolling Stones redirects here. ...

The film was an incredible ordeal and famously involved moving a 340-ton steam ship over a mountain without special effects. Scenes were also shot on board the ship while it crashed through rapids, injuring three of the six people involved in the filming. Two full-size ships were created for the making of the film.

Herzog was criticized for taking advantage of the hundreds of local people in the jungles near Iquitos (who also appear in the film), a claim that Herzog vigorously denies.

Klaus Kinski was also a major source of tension as he fought with Herzog and other members of the crew and greatly upset the native extras. In his documentary My Best Fiend, Herzog says that one of the native chiefs offered to murder Kinski for him, but that he declined because he needed Kinski to complete filming. Klaus Kinski. ... Mein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski (My Best Fiend) (literally My Dearest Enemy) is a 1999 documentary by Werner Herzog about his tumultuous yet productive relationship with German actor Klaus Kinski. ...

Werner Herzog, after completing one of the most difficult films ever to be made, won Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival. The documentary Burden of Dreams is about the making of the film. Herzog also discusses the making of the film in a section of his own documentary, My Best Fiend. Cannes Film Festival logo. ... Burden of Dreams (1982) is a feature-length documentary directed by Les Blank that focuses on the chaotic South American production of Werner Herzogs film Fitzcarraldo. ... Mein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski (My Best Fiend) (literally My Dearest Enemy) is a 1999 documentary by Werner Herzog about his tumultuous yet productive relationship with German actor Klaus Kinski. ...

Filming locations include

• Iquitos, Peru

Iquitos is the largest city in the rainforest of Peru. ...

Related artworks

"Filming the Making of the Film of the Making of Fitzcarraldo," a short story by Garry Kilworth, speculates about a camera crew following the camera crew of Burden of Dreams as they make a film about the making of "Fitzcarraldo." It was published in 1989 in Omni, and has been republished in "In the Hollow of the Deep-Sea Wave," a collection of the author's fiction. Garry Kilworth has published over 120 short stories and 70 novels, much of them in Fantasy and Science Fiction genres. ... Burden of Dreams (1982) is a feature-length documentary directed by Les Blank that focuses on the chaotic South American production of Werner Herzogs film Fitzcarraldo. ... Omni was a magazine that contained articles on science fact and short works of science fiction. ...

Trivia

• Was referred to in Simpsons episode "On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister". The schoolchildren are forced to tow their bus up an icy road, and Üter exclaims "I feel like I'm in Fitzcarraldo." Nelson replies "That movie was flawed!", punching Üter in the stomach.

• The film's title is mentioned in the opening line of Destroyer's "Virgin with a Memory" on the album Streethawk: A Seduction: "Was it the movie or the making of Fitzcarraldo where someone learned to love again?"

• The song "Fitzcarraldo" was written by The Frames frontman, Glen Hansard after watching the film.

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External links

• Fitzcarraldo at the Internet Movie Database
• Fitzcarraldo at Rotten Tomatoes