Fitzcarraldo is an obsessed opera lover who wants to build an opera in the jungle. To accomplish this he first has to make a fortune in the rubber business, and his cunning plan involves hauling an enormous river boat across a small mountain with aid from the local Indians.
Directed By
Werner HerzogWritten By
Werner HerzogStudio
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, Pro-ject Filmproduktion, Cast of Fitzcarraldo
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
Ruy PolanahRubber Baron
Salvador GodínezOld Missionary
Dieter MilzYoung Missionary
William L. RoseNotary
Veriano LuchettiOpera 'Ernani' - Ernani (voice)
Costante MoretOpera 'Ernani' - Ernani
Dimiter PetkovOpera 'Ernani' - Silva
Mietta SigheleOpera 'Ernani' - Elvira (voice)
Lourdes MagalhãesOpera 'Ernani' - Orchestra Pit Singer
Jean-Claude DreyfusOpera 'Ernani' - Sarah Bernhardt
Isabel Jiménez de CisnerosOpera 'I puritani' - Doña Elvira
Liborio SimonellaOpera 'I puritani' - Arturo
Jesus GoiriOpera 'I puritani' - Giorgio
Christian MantillaOpera 'I puritani' - Walton