Fitzcarraldo_1983_hd_-_altadefinizione01 May 2026 The "behind-the-scenes" story is arguably as famous as the movie itself: A Film Rumination: Fitzcarraldo, Werner Herzog (1982) Werner Herzog’s (1982) is often cited as one of the most ambitious and insane productions in cinema history. The film follows Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald (Klaus Kinski), an obsessed opera lover who dreams of building an opera house in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon. To fund this, he hatches a plan to access a remote rubber territory by hauling a 320-ton steamship over a steep mountain between two rivers. Key Production Facts Fitzcarraldo_1983_HD_-_Altadefinizione01