Fitzcarraldo
German Film Festival x KinoFest | 17.10.-03.11.2024

Fitzcarraldo © © Werner Herzog / Pro-ject / ZDF Fitzcarraldo © Werner Herzog / Pro-ject / ZDF

Fitzcarraldo

Year 1982
Runtime 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, USA
Nominee 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)

Tickets

Fitzcarraldo will be screened at The Projector, on Sat 26 Oct at 7:30 pm.

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