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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I'm fascinated by this director and the actor.

They hated each other, were constantly fighting to the point Kinsky almost killed Herzog but they still shot 5 movies together in the most impossible locations.

At one point one of the native chief they were working with offered to kill Hinsky. Herzog declined the offer because he still needed the Hinsky to finish the movie.

For Fitzcarraldo they bought 3 similar 320 tons steamboat. They actually pulled the boat uphill manually without any special effects. Then in the scene were the boat crashed in the rapid they actually crashed the boat on rapid while filming inside. Half of the people involved in the filming of this sequence ended up injured.

Two plane crashed during the movie .... Honestly I fell like what happened behind the scenes of the movie is even more fascinating and dramatic than the movie itself.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

For anyone interested in learning more, there's a behind the scenes documentary about Fitzcarraldo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burden_of_Dreams

Edit: I forgot to mention there is also a documentary about the tumultuous relationship between Herzog and Kinski: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Best_Fiend

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I love that Herzog made the documentary "My Best Fiend" AFTER Kinski's death.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I didn't realize that! I haven't watched either documentary yet, at least not fully.