Burden of Dreams

Oct 1, 1982

1h 37m

★ 7.6

Overview

The Amazon rain forest, 1979. The crew of Fitzcarraldo (1982), a film directed by German director Werner Herzog, soon finds itself with problems related to casting, tribal struggles and accidents, among many other setbacks; but nothing compared to dragging a huge steamboat up a mountain, while Herzog embraces the path of a certain madness to make his vision come true.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Flower Films

Burden of Dreams Trailers

Cast

Self - Narrator (voice)

Candace Laughlin

Self - Filmmaker

Werner Herzog

Self - Actor

Klaus Kinski

Self - Actress

Claudia Cardinale

Self

Alfredo de Río Tambo

Self

Ángela Reina

Self

Carmen Correa

Self

Elia de Río Ene

Self - Actor

David Pérez Espinosa

Self - Actor

Miguel Ángel Fuentes

Self - Missionary

Mariano Gagnon

Self - Actor

Paul Hittscher

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