As I understand it, on the movie's set, director Werner Herzog created the same kinds of conditions that he portrayed in the movie, sort of like what Francis Ford Coppola did with "Apocalypse Now". But either way, one can't deny the movie's quality. The truth is, Klaus Kinski has just the look for a man crazy enough to drag a ship over a mountain, what with his sunken eyes and wild hair. And Claudia Cardinale is really hot! Overall, "Fitzcarraldo" was the perfect way for Herzog and Kinski to follow up "Nosferatu" (although I consider "Nosferatu" Herzog's best movie ever, given how it elaborated the Dracula story). I recommend both these movies to everyone.
Review of Fitzcarraldo
