Fitzcarraldo

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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Fitzcarraldo is a 1982 West German adventure-drama film written and directed by Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski as the title character. It portrays would-be rubber baron Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an Irishman known in Peru as Fitzcarraldo, wh… more »



Don Aquilino:
Ladies and gentlemen, don't worry. This gentleman is harmless. He's just had a, a soul-stirring experience.

Rubber Baron:
Sir. My servants will conduct you to the kitchen. My dogs' cook will prepare you a meal. Thank you very much, sir. You were superb.

Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald - 'Fitzcarraldo':
To your dogs' cook. [downs champagne glass] To Verdi. [downs champagne glass] To Rossini. [downs champagne glass] To Caruso. [downs champagne glass]

Rubber Baron:
[picks up champagne glass] To Fitzcarraldo, the Conquistador of the Useless! [raises glass] Cheers!

Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald - 'Fitzcarraldo':
As true as I am standing here, one day I shall bring grand opera to Iquitos. I will outgut you. I will outnumber you. I will outbillion you. I will outrubber you. I will outperform you. Sir, the reality of your world is nothing more than a rotten caricature of great opera.

Molly:
Fitz, Fitz, let's go. This man is no opponent. He's as dead as a doornail.

Rubber Baron:
Madam, I'm still standing firm on both my legs.

Molly:
You're a big game hunter, aren't you?

Rubber Baron:
What's that got to do with it?

Molly:
Then you should know: When you shoot an elephant, he sometimes stays on his legs for ten days before he topples over. Good night!

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