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Fitzcarraldo

Seen it?

1982 | 157 min | Drama, Adventure

Saturday Special

Why it’s a Saturday Special

It earned strong reviews (75% on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences rate it highly (7.6 out of 10) and it's still drawing plenty of interest. A strong pick for the weekend.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for adventure fans. If you loved True Grit or The Mission, start here.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
Epic and sweeping, at 2 hr 37 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
  • It's long: 2 hr 37 min.
  • It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsStrong

    75% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesStrong

    7.6 out of 10

  • AwardsWeak

    0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals

  • Reach & staying powerSolid

    Streaming release that reached a modest audience; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactStrong

    About 356K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Werner Herzog

  • Klaus KinskiFitzcarraldo
  • Claudia CardinaleMolly
  • José LewgoyDon Aquilino
  • Miguel Ángel FuentesCholo
  • Paul HittscherOrinoco Paul
  • Huerequeque Enrique BohórquezHuerequeque
  • Grande OteloStation Master
  • Peter BerlingOpera Manager
  • David Pérez EspinosaCampa Chief
  • Milton NascimentoOpera House Blackman