num_pages: 320
description: Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man) is one of the most revered and enigmatic filmmakers of our time and Fitzcarraldo is one of his most honored and admired films. More than just Herzogs journal of the making of the monumental problematical motion picture which involved among other things major cast changes and reshoots and the hauling (without the use of special effects) of a 360-ton steamship over a mountain Conquest of the Useless is a work of art unto itself an Amazonian fever dream that emerged from the delirium of the jungle. With fascinating observations about crew and cast - including Herzogs lead the somewhat demented internationally renowned star Klaus Kinski - and breathtaking insights into the filmmaking process that are uniquely Werner Herzog Conquest of the Useless is an eye-opening look into the mind of a cinematic master.
language: English
title: Conquest of the Useless: Reflections from the Making of Fitzcarraldo
publisher: Ecco