Fitzcarraldo

1982 · 157 MIN · IMDB 8.0 · 40,392 VOTES · DIR. Werner Herzog

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Overview

Fitzcarraldo is a dreamer who plans to build an opera house in Iquitos, in the Peruvian Amazon, so, in order to finance his project, he embarks on an epic adventure to collect rubber, a very profitable product, in a remote and unexplored region of the rainforest.

Dialogue Timeline — 812 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:14 Cayahuari Yacu, the jungle Indians call this country
00:10:36 They had trouble saying it in Peru.
00:15:26 I've nothing against the girls, Molly.
00:22:18 The church remains closed 'til this town has its opera house.
00:26:38 A railway is sure to swallow up a lot of money.
00:30:14 What's that got to do with it?
00:34:32 How much do you think this stinky stuff weighs?
00:38:13 Here, look at this.
00:41:32 Everything's rotted.
00:45:44 My eyesight isn't so good, but I cannot be fooled.
00:48:23 We are partners, you and me.
00:56:54 But I must confess...
01:00:47 Oh, these women!
01:05:55 ...that our everyday life is only an illusion...
01:12:39 Go down and tell them that, or there'll be a disaster.
01:21:32 Your loyal crew has deserted you.
01:27:53 Where did you come from?
01:37:25 Come in.
01:42:47 Not a bad start, was it?
01:50:02 How can this trunk withstand the pull of hundreds of tons?
02:00:56 They're back as if they'd never been gone.
02:10:21 And I fear that we four will soon end up as shrunken heads.
02:28:38 They thought he was a madman or a liar.
02:31:18 And then...

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed812
Dialogue density5.2 lines / min
First line00:00:14
Final line02:31:18

Production Record

DirectorWerner Herzog
LanguageGerman
Budget$7,362,000
IMDb votes40,392