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Influenced by William Friedkin's Sorcerer (1977)?

posted 11 years ago by Lillam
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I just watched William Friedkin's Sorcerer (1977) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076740/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
and couldnt help thinking of Fitzcarraldo...a number of similar themes and mammoth set pieces of production. Its very likely Herzog wouldve seen it, what with Friedkins reputation, the size of the budget, and the produciton stories that wouldve done the rounds amongst filmmakers.

Its just a theory, but even so I think the two films make an interesting double bill, and if you enjoyed Fitzcarraldo and are looking for something similiar give Sorcerer a try.

[–] Gus-69 11 years ago

Uh, it is based on a true story.

Check the trivia section, please.

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[–] ghtx 11 years ago

Sorcerer FYI is based on the earlier French film "The Wages of Fear." I didn't see anything from "Wages of Fear" in "Fitzcarraldo", though.

[–] sjconstable 10 years ago

I've just watched Fitzcarraldo for the first time, and it kept reminding me of The Wages of Fear.

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[–] benman46 9 years ago

What a stupid comment.