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.

My Best Fiend

1999

German

7.8

♡ 10

78%

92%

Action

Biography

central and south america

complex relationship

Documentary

employee boss relationship

famous actor

film director

student mentor relationship

Werner Herzog Director

Jason Robards as Fitzcarraldo

Claudia Cardinale as Self

Thomas Mauch as Self

Mick Jagger as Self - Wilbur

A film that describes the love-hate relationship between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, the deep trust between the director and the actor, and their independently and simultaneously hatched plans to murder one another.

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