The Emerald Forest 1985   R, 113 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Powers Boothe, Meg Foster, William Rodriquez, Yara Vaneau, Estee Chandler, Dira Paes, Charley Boorman, Eduardo Conde, Ariel Coelho, Peter Marinker, Mario Borges, Atila Iorio, Ruy Polanah
Based on the true story of Bill Markham (Powers Boothe) who was an engineer sent to Peru to help build a dam, this tale relates the trials which occur when his five-year-old son Tommy (William Rodriquez) is kidnapped by natives. Ten years later, father and son (now played by Charley Boorman) are reunited and the rigors of civilized life are questioned. 1 User Review
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| | excellent | 2manymovies 03/08/2009 | | Although i havent seen this movie in a long while,,what I do remember was this movie was "The Bomb" for its time. I've been looking for a dvd copy for 5 years to add to my library. |
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Fitzcarraldo 1982  PG, 158 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure
Director: Werner Herzog
Cast: Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, Jose Lewgoy, Miguel Angel Fuentes, Paul Hittscher, Grande Othelo, Huerequeque Enrique Bohorquez, Peter Berling, David Espinosa, Milton Nascimento, Ruy Polanah, Salvador Godinez
Set along the Amazon during the turn of the 20th century, this is German director Werner Herzog's innovative film about Fitzcarraldo (Klaus Kinski) who wants to open a rubber plant that will provide funding for the opera to be brought to his remote area in the jungle.
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