Product Description

Peru. Iquitos is a town isolated in the middle of the
jungle at the turn of the century. On the outskirts, a
few shacks are rotting in the mud. In the center are the splendid houses of the nouveaux-riches rubber barons. It is in this setting, rich in grotesque contrast, that Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald Fitzcarraldo, as the natives call him has his dream of bringing together Enrico Caruso and Sarah Bernhardt for one great celebration of Grand Opera. To finance his fantastic dream, Fitzcarraldo decides to exploit a vast area of rubber trees growing beyond the impassable Ucayala Falls. In order to circumvent this barrier, he literally has his huge steamboat lifted over a mountain from one branch of the river to the other. With the aid of a tribe of Indians bewitched by records featuring the voice of the greatest singer of all time, Fitzcarraldo fights fever, mosquitos and suffocating heat to achieve the impossible....

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #46876 in DVD
• Brand: STARZ/SPHE
• Released on: 2008-03-04
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
• Original language: English, German
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .25 pounds
• Running time: 157 minutes