Country
France
Date
May 21, 1982
Note
Cannes Film Festival
Dare to dream the impossible.
2h 37min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Peter Berling | Opera Manager |
| David Pérez Espinosa | Campa Chief |
| Milton Nascimento | Opera House Blackman |
| Ruy Polanah | Rubber Baron |
| Salvador Godínez | Old Missionary |
| Dieter Milz | Young Missionary |
| William Rose | Notary |
| Leoncio Bueno | |
| Veriano Luchetti | Opera 'Ernani' - Ernani (voice) |
| Costante Moret | Opera 'Ernani' - Ernani |
| Dimiter Petkov | Opera 'Ernani' - Silva |
| Mietta Sighele | Opera 'Ernani' - Elvira (voice) |
| Lourdes Magalhães | Opera 'Ernani' - Orchestra Pit Singer |
| Jean-Claude Dreyfus | Opera 'Ernani' - Sarah Bernhardt |
| Isabel Jiménez de Cisneros | Opera 'I puritani' - Doña Elvira |
| Liborio Simonella | Opera 'I puritani' - Arturo |
| Jesus Goiri | Opera 'I puritani' - Giorgio |
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| Christian Mantilla | Opera 'I puritani' - Walton |
Genres
DramaAdventure
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Fitzcarraldo |
| Lingua originale | Deutsch (DE) |
| Lingue parlate | English, Deutsch, Italiano, Español |
| Paesi di produzione | Germany, Peru |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, Pro-ject Filmproduktion, ZDF, Wildlife Films Peru, Filmverlag der Autoren |
| Data di uscita | 2 marzo 1982 |
| Exec. Producer | Walter Saxer |
| Producer | Werner Herzog, Lucki Stipetić, Renzo Rossellini |
| Writer | Werner Herzog |
| Editors | Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus |
| Cinematography | Thomas Mauch, Beat Presser |
| Asst. Directors | Jorge Vignati, Werner Herzog |
| Lighting | Raimund Wirner, Hans-Peter Vogt |
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| Camera Operators | Thomas Mauch, Beat Presser |
| Add. Photography | Thomas Mauch, Beat Presser |
| Production Design | Ulrich Bergfelder, Henning von Gierke |
| Art Direction | Ulrich Bergfelder, Henning von Gierke |
| Set Decoration | Ulrich Bergfelder, Henning von Gierke |
| Special Effects | Miguel Vázquez |
| Composer | Popol Vuh, Juarez Dagoberto Costa, Zezé d'Alice |
| Sound | Popol Vuh, Juarez Dagoberto Costa, Zezé d'Alice |
| Costume Design | Gisela Storch, Gloria Fava, Stefano Fava |
| Makeup | Gloria Fava, Stefano Fava, Gisela Storch |
| Hairstyling | Gloria Fava, Stefano Fava, Gisela Storch |
| Budget | 7.362.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Country
China
Date
Apr 19, 2026
Note
Beijing International Film Festival
Limited release
Country
Denmark
Date
Mar 02, 1982
Certification
15
Theatrical release
Country
Finland
Date
Mar 02, 1982
Certification
K-16
Country
Mexico
Date
Mar 02, 1982
Certification
B
Country
Sweden
Date
Mar 02, 1982
Certification
15
Country
Germany
Date
Mar 04, 1982
Certification
12
Note
West Germany
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Country
France
Date
May 02, 1982
Certification
TP
Country
Netherlands
Date
Sep 09, 1982
Certification
12
Country
Spain
Date
Oct 04, 1982
Country
United States
Date
Oct 10, 1982
Certification
PG
Country
Italy
Date
Nov 23, 1982
Country
Portugal
Date
Jan 06, 1983
Country
Brazil
Date
Jan 24, 1983
Physical media
Country
South Korea
Date
Apr 30, 2002
Certification
15
Country
Netherlands
Date
Nov 04, 2010
Certification
12
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Jan 19, 2015
Certification
PG
TV
Country
Belgium
Date
Mar 02, 1982
Certification
AL
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