Fitzcarraldo + Aguirre, Wrath of God / double-bill / special / Japan

11.11.11

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Title
Fitzcarraldo + Aguirre, Wrath of God - double-bill
AKA
Aguirre: The Wrath of God (alt. spelling) | Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (West Germany - original title)
Year of Film
1982 / 1972
Director
Werner Herzog
Starring
[Fitzcarraldo] Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, José Lewgoy, Miguel Ángel Fuentes, Paul Hittscher [Aguirre] Klaus Kinski, Helena Rojo, Del Negro, Ruy Guerra, Peter Berling, Cecilia Rivera, Daniel Ades. Edward Roland
Origin of Film
Peru | West Germany
Genre(s) of Film
Adventure | Drama | Biography
Type of Poster
Special
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
Japan
Year of Poster
2000
Designer
Unknown
Artist
Suzuki Cohjizukin
Size (inches)
20 6/16" x 21 2/16"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

A Japanese double-bill poster for re-release of ace director Werner Herzog‘s two masterpieces. Made ten years apart, both films star Klaus Kinski, a frequent collaborator, and the stories behind the making of the films are legendary.

Fitzcarraldo tells the true story of  one man’s obsession to build an opera house in the Peruvian jungle, a task that sees him having to drag a full-sized steamer boat over a mountain from one river to another. Rather than rely on special effects or clever editing, Herzog and the crew actually did drag a steamer boat over a mountain! The story of the shoot was told in the excellent documentary Burden of Dreams.

Aguirre, Wrath of God was a similarly chaotic and pressured shoot and the story goes that when Kinski decided to leave the set and return home, Herzog pulled a gun on him and threatened to shoot him and then turn the gun on himself.

Herzog once said of Kinski: “People think we had a love-hate relationship. Well, I did not love him, nor did I hate him. We had mutual respect for each other, even as we both planned each other’s murder”.

I believe this double-bill poster was for a Japanese release in either 2000 or 2001 and the artwork is by an artist called Suzuki Cohjizukin about whom I know very little. Some of his other works can be found with a google search but if anyone knows anything more about him please get in touch.

Here are the original trailers for Fitzcarraldo and Aguirre.

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