7.6 / 10(158 votes)IMDb19821h 37mPeru, United States of America

Burden of Dreams

Topics:#cinema on cinema #movie business #amazon rainforest #behind the scenes #anthropology #filmmaking #making of #documentary filmmaking #iquitos, peru #portrait of an artist #portrait of a filmmaker

Synopsis

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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Burden of Dreams (1982) Original Trailer [FHD]

Type: Trailer • Published 2021-02-20

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Candace Laughlin

Self - Narrator (voice)

Voice

Werner Herzog

Self - Filmmaker

Klaus Kinski

Self - Actor

Claudia Cardinale

Self - Actress

Alfredo de Río Tambo

Self

Ángela Reina

Self

Carmen Correa

Self

Elia de Río Ene

Self

David Pérez Espinosa

Self - Actor

Miguel Ángel Fuentes

Self - Actor

Mariano Gagnon

Self - Missionary

Paul Hittscher

Self - Actor

Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez

Self - Actor

Evaristo Nunkuag Ikanan

Self

José Lewgoy

Self - Actor

Laplace Martins

Self - Civil Engineer

Thomas Mauch

Self - DOP

Nelson de Río Cenepa

Self

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Release History & Theatrical Window

World Premiere

Beijing International Film Festival

Festival / Special Debut

Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Les Blank
Screenplay & Story: Michael Goodwin
Original Title: Burden of Dreams
Country of Origin: Peru, United States of America
Spoken Languages: English, German, Portuguese, Spanish
Runtime: 1h 37m
Production Studios: Flower Films

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Les Blank

Screenplay & Story

Michael Goodwin

Director of Photography

Les Blank, Patricia Buchanan

Film Editing

Maureen Gosling

Producers

Les Blank, David R. Loxton

Department Leadership Roster

Les Blank

Director

Michael Goodwin

Writer

Les Blank

Producer

Les Blank

Director of Photography

Maureen Gosling

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