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Burden of Dreams

Burden of Dreams

1982•1h 37m•7.5/10
Documentary

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7.5/10(145)

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.

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Production

Flower Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Candace Laughlin

Self - Narrator (voice)

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Self - Filmmaker

Klaus Kinski

Klaus Kinski

Self - Actor

Claudia Cardinale

Claudia Cardinale

Self - Actress

Alfredo de Río Tambo

Self

Ángela Reina

Self

Carmen Correa

Self

Elia de Río Ene

Self

David Pérez Espinosa

David Pérez Espinosa

Self - Actor

Miguel Ángel Fuentes

Miguel Ángel Fuentes

Self - Actor

Mariano Gagnon

Self - Missionary

Paul Hittscher

Paul Hittscher

Self - Actor

Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez

Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez

Self - Actor

Evaristo Nunkuag Ikanan

Self

José Lewgoy

José Lewgoy

Self - Actor

Laplace Martins

Self - Civil Engineer

Thomas Mauch

Self - DOP

Nelson de Río Cenepa

Self

Walter Saxer

Self - Producer

Jorge Vignati

Self

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