Fitzcarraldo: Klaus Kinski Vs. Jason Robards

Lol, I love the way Kinski just pops up out of nowhere and snatches the scene away from Robards and Jagger.

The stunning fact is that Robards was a very good actor indeed, and even Jagger has his moments. But if this were top acting by both of them, Kinski was in stratosphere.

robards and mick jagger are so laughable. i could only imagine what fitzcarraldo would have been like with those two. there is no one like klaus.

I agree with you on Jagger. I just find the whole scene embarrassing to watch.

Hmmm...I think "Fitzcarraldo" is somewhat autobiographical for Herzog. This film and "Aguirre, der Zoern Gottes" are obsessive to the point of Opera house in Aquido. Herzog labored in a Pennsylvania steel mill to help finance his entry into directing. I think much of the Kinski/Herzog love/hate was based on their shared stubborness.

To me, what differs Kinsky from 99,9% of other actors is, he had NO BRAKES in his car, you know what I mean. When there's a point for most of them where they start to be afraid of the role, of showing themselves pathetic, ugly etc., he had virtually no limits. And he could still act with full consciousness. That, for me, is his greatness.

I disagree with you, sligo;) I've seen several of his non-Herzog roles in which he didn't play people obssesed with some idea (like Italian westerns), and that was always some good/great traditional acting. I mean, he could learn the role, he didn't need to play himself.

I think it was because it set production back to the point where any other filmmaker would have considering scrapping it overall.

Kinskin wasnt an actor, he was Kinski, thats why he was so effective, strange looking bloke but good all the same

The funny thing is Robards WAS a good actor, he had some v.good roles like Cheyenne in Once upon a time in the West or that movie with J. Fonda...
But there was really only one actor who could fit Fitzcarraldo's shoes

Jagger sucked sooo bad, I wonder WTF Herzog meant when he was saying that losing him was like the biggest disaster in his filmmaker's career

the best rol played ever

In the audio comment of Fitzcarraldo Werner Herzog voiced the opinion that Jason Robards had different qualities as Fitzcarraldo. I wonder what they are.

Oh please, no comparison. I guess acting maniacal can't compete with BEING maniacal!

Jason Robards style of acting was of a subtler nature,and, as fine an actor as he undoubtably was,the part of Fitzcarraldo,as this wonderful clip demonstrates,needed Kinski,s genius and ...aw F**k it! the guys great !!

Wow! It's like a soap opera the first time and an epic the second...

And who the F**k let Jagger ACT? Didn't even know that until this very moment. Not exactly chuffed by it. ;)