Review of Fitzcarraldo (1982) by Rob S — 07 Dec 2008

A tasty cinematic experience.... I dug it a lot...

This review of Fitzcarraldo (1982) was written by Rob S on 07 Dec 2008.

Fitzcarraldo has generally received very positive reviews.

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