Burden of Dreams
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.
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Cast
24 people
Candace Laughlin
Self - Narrator (voice)
Also in
Critters 2
Werner Herzog
Self - Filmmaker
Known for
Jack Reacher
The Mandalorian
Klaus Kinski
Self - Actor
Known for
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Claudia Cardinale
Self - Actress
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
8½
Alfredo de Río Tambo
Self
Ángela Reina
Self
Carmen Correa
Self
Elia de Río Ene
Self
David Pérez Espinosa
Self - Actor
Known for
Fitzcarraldo
Miguel Ángel Fuentes
Self - Actor
Known for
Cómplices Al Rescate
Fitzcarraldo
Mariano Gagnon
Self - Missionary
Paul Hittscher
Self - Actor
Known for
Fitzcarraldo
Les Blank Director · Michael Goodwin Writer Maureen Gosling Editor
United States release September 22, 1982 · Produced in Peru, United States · Languages English, German, Portuguese, Spanish
Production
Flower Films
Production
Peru · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German · Portuguese · Spanish
Release dates
Germany · May 30, 1982
TV
United States · September 22, 1982
Premiere · New York City
United States
April 17, 2009 · Premiere · Nashville Film Festival
China
April 19, 2026 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Italy
August 30, 1982 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
December 5, 1982 · Premiere · Festival dei Popoli
November 24, 2017 · Premiere · Torino Film Festival
Netherlands
October 1, 1982 · Theatrical
Spain
September 18, 2020 · Premiere · Play-Doc Festival
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