Fitzcarraldo
German Film Festival x KinoFest | 17.10.-03.11.2024
Fitzcarraldo
Year 1982Runtime 158 min
Rating PG13
Language English, Spanish, German, Italian, Asháninka language
Subtitles English
Director Werner Herzog
Producer Lucki Stipetić, Werner Herzog, Renzo Rossellini
Screenwriter Werner Herzog
Cinematographer Thomas Mauch
Cast Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, José Lewgoy
Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald is an opera-loving fortune hunter who dreams of bringing opera to a remote trading post in the Peruvian jungle. With the help of Madam Molly, his crew, and an indigenous tribe, he ventures into the wilderness to tap into the riches of unexploited rubber territory.
AWARDS
1983 Golden Globes, USANominee Best Foreign Film (West Germany)
1982 Cannes Film Festival
Nominee Palme d'Or
Winner Best Director
1982 German Film Awards
Winner Outstanding Feature Film
Nominee Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Klaus Kinski)