In this 1982 documentary, Les Blank chronicles the journey of fellow filmmaker Werner Herzog and the notoriously troubled production of his epic film Fitzcarraldo.

Acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog's 1982 film Fitzcarraldo tells the story of an Irishman living in the jungle of Peru near the Amazon River.

Fitzcarraldo dreams of becoming a rubber baron and building an opera house that will one day host his favorite performer.

Throughout the film's production, Herzog and his cast and crew encountered many setbacks with political, social, and financial consequences.

This 1982 documentary follows Herzog as he struggles to keep the disastrous production of Fitzcarraldo on track.

Directed by documentarian Les Blank and written by Michael Goodwin, Burden of Dreams is a story of the chaos that ensues when artistic vision clashes with reality.