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Burden of Dreams

1982

97 minutes

Documentary

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.

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Top Cast

Candace Laughlin headshot

Candace Laughlin

Self - Narrator (voice)

Werner Herzog headshot

Werner Herzog

Self - Filmmaker

Klaus Kinski headshot

Klaus Kinski

Self - Actor

Claudia Cardinale headshot

Claudia Cardinale

Self - Actress

Alfredo de Río Tambo headshot

Alfredo de Río Tambo

Self

Ángela Reina headshot

Ángela Reina

Self

Carmen Correa headshot

Carmen Correa

Self

Elia de Río Ene headshot

Elia de Río Ene

Self

David Pérez Espinosa headshot

David Pérez Espinosa

Self - Actor

Miguel Ángel Fuentes headshot

Miguel Ángel Fuentes

Self - Actor

Mariano Gagnon headshot

Mariano Gagnon

Self - Missionary

Paul Hittscher headshot

Paul Hittscher

Self - Actor

Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez headshot

Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez

Self - Actor

Evaristo Nunkuag Ikanan headshot

Evaristo Nunkuag Ikanan

Self

José Lewgoy headshot

José Lewgoy

Self - Actor

Laplace Martins headshot

Laplace Martins

Self - Civil Engineer

Thomas Mauch headshot

Thomas Mauch

Self - DOP

Nelson de Río Cenepa headshot

Nelson de Río Cenepa

Self

Walter Saxer headshot

Walter Saxer

Self - Producer

Jorge Vignati headshot

Jorge Vignati

Self

Pacho Lane headshot

Pacho Lane

Self - Interviewer

Michael Goodwin headshot

Michael Goodwin

Self - Interviewer

Jason Robards headshot

Jason Robards

Fitzcarraldo (archive footage)

Mick Jagger headshot

Mick Jagger

Wilbur (archive footage)