Fitzcarraldo
“Dare to dream the impossible.”
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Synopsis
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.
Cast
Klaus Kinski·Fitzcarraldo
Claudia Cardinale·Molly
José Lewgoy·Don Aquilino
Miguel Ángel Fuentes·Cholo
Paul Hittscher·Orinoco Paul
Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez·Huerequeque
Grande Otelo·Station Master
Peter Berling·Opera Manager
David Pérez Espinosa·Campa Chief
Milton Nascimento·Opera House Blackman
Average shot length
16.5s per shot
Werner Herzog's career average is 20.2s across 14 measured films —see the full picture.