Paul Hittscher
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Deathday: February 16, 1992
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Fitzcarraldo
1982-03-02
Fitzcarraldo
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Adventure
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1982-03-02
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My Best Fiend
1999-05-17
My Best Fiend
Overview: A film that describes the love-hate relationship between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, the deep trust between the director and the actor, and their independently and simultaneously hatched plans to murder one another.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1999-05-17
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Portrait: Werner Herzog
1986-03-27
Portrait: Werner Herzog
Overview: An autobiographical short film by Werner Herzog made in 1986. Herzog tells stories about his life and career. The film contains excerpts and commentary on several Herzog films, including Signs of Life, Heart of Glass, Fata Morgana, Aguirre, the Wrath of God, The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner, Fitzcarraldo, and the Les Blank documentary Burden of Dreams. Notable is footage of a conversation between Herzog and his mentor Lotte Eisner, a photographer. In another section, he talks with mountaineer Reinhold Messner, in which they discuss a potential film project in the Himalayas to star Klaus Kinski.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1986-03-27
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Burden of Dreams
1982-10-01
Burden of Dreams
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
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-10-01
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