Conquest of the useless : reflections from the making of Fitzcarraldo / Werner Herzog ; translated from the German by Krishna Winston.

One of the most revered filmmakers of our time, Werner Herzog wrote this diary during the making of Fitzcarraldo, the lavish 1982 film that tells the story of a would-be rubber baron who pulls a steamship over a hill in the Amazon jungle in order to access a rich rubber territory. Later, Herzog spok...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Eroberung des Nutzlosen. English
Main Author: Herzog, Werner, 1942-
Other Authors: Winston, Krishna
Language:English
Language of the Original:
German
Published: New York : Ecco, [2009], ©2009.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Herzog, Werner, > 1942- > Diaries.
Motion picture producers and directors > Germany > Diaries.
Fitzcarraldo (Motion picture)
Motion pictures > Production and direction.
Genre:
Diaries.
Physical Description:ix, 306 pages : map ; 24 cm
Format: Book

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