Principal cast
Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, José Lewgoy, Miguel Ángel Fuentes and Paul Hittscher
Film 374 of 498 on the Screen Path
Fitzcarraldo
Dare to dream the impossible.
About the film
Fitzcarraldo at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1982 film at stop 374 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Thomas Mauch (director of photography), Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus (editor), Popol Vuh (original music composer), Werner Herzog (screenplay) and Henning von Gierke (production design)
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- Release
- 1982-03-02
- Runtime
- 157 minutes
- Genres
- Drama and Adventure
- Country
- Germany
- Quiz
- 51 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 51 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
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Full cast
- Klaus KinskiCharacter: Fitzcarraldo
- Claudia CardinaleCharacter: Molly
- José LewgoyCharacter: Don Aquilino
- Miguel Ángel FuentesCharacter: Cholo
- Paul HittscherCharacter: Orinoco Paul
- Huerequeque Enrique BohórquezCharacter: Huerequeque
- Grande OteloCharacter: Station Master
- Peter BerlingCharacter: Opera Manager
- David Pérez EspinosaCharacter: Campa Chief
- Milton NascimentoCharacter: Opera House Blackman
- Ruy PolanahCharacter: Rubber Baron
- Salvador GodínezCharacter: Old Missionary
Full crew
Full crew
- Werner HerzogCredits: Director, Producer, Screenplay
- Walter SaxerCredits: Executive Producer
- Lucki StipetićCredits: Producer
- Popol VuhCredits: Original Music Composer
- Beate Mainka-JellinghausCredits: Editor
- Thomas MauchCredits: Director of Photography
- Beat PresserCredits: Still Photographer, Assistant Camera
- Renzo RosselliniCredits: Associate Producer
- Ulrich BergfelderCredits: Production Design
- Juarez Dagoberto CostaCredits: Sound
- Zezé d'AliceCredits: Sound
- Henning von GierkeCredits: Production Design
- Gloria FavaCredits: Makeup Designer, Hair Designer
- Claire AndréCredits: Production Secretary
- Raimund WirnerCredits: Gaffer
- Miguel VázquezCredits: Special Effects
- Hans-Peter VogtCredits: Gaffer
- Stefano FavaCredits: Makeup Designer, Hair Designer
- Les BlankCredits: Thanks
- José Koechlin von SteinCredits: Thanks
- Nancy RíosCredits: Production Secretary
- Gisela StorchCredits: Costume Designer
- Gustavo Cerff ArbulúCredits: Production Assistant
- Jorge VignatiCredits: Assistant Director
- George SluizerCredits: Production Manager
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