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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Werner Herzog |
| Stars: |
Klaus Kinski |
| Actors: |
Jos? Lewgoy |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Classic · Drama |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
013131579796 |
| Release Date: |
1982 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 30min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Special Edition, 2hr 37min
Release Company: Anchor Bay Entertainment (November 02, 1999)
UPC: 013131093896 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 2hr 30min |
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Professional Reviews
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(06/01/1982, p.204-5, Tom Milne): "...Spectacular....Exciting..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Director Werner Herzog returns to the exotic locales and obsessive themes of previous works in his Amazon masterpiece, FITZCARRALDO. Klaus Kinski gives a terrifying and determined portrayal of mad genius Fitzcarraldo, whose twin goals of making a fortune off the Amazon rubber trade and bringing an opera house to the jungle give the film its crushing centerpiece--the maniacal leader's Sisyphean efforts at hauling a gigantic steamship over a mountain bank. The single-minded and wickedly energetic Fitzcarraldo moves mountains (and a boat) with his will and along the way acts out a stunning and emotional battle between man and nature, as in the similarly themed Herzog/Kinski collaboration AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD. <br> <br> Herzog's razor-sharp attention to the minutiae of both Fitzcarraldo's madness and the jungle's corresponding apathy and enormity makes the film a breathtaking metaphor for civilization's impact on the natural world. The documentary style of the film (the cast and crew actually hauled ... |
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