Burden of Dreams (1982)

• Documentary

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.

Rating

7.6 / 10 (158 votes)

Release date

October 1, 1982

Runtime

1h 37m

Language

English

Director

Les Blank

Status

Released