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The film camp is located
in the eastern foothills of the Andes.
:25:07
It's blazing hot in the sun,
chilly when it clouds over.
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People sleep under blankets at night.
:25:14
Heavy thunderstorms can strike
at any hour of the day or night...
:25:17
and clothing never quite dries out.
:25:19
Herzog provides flush toilets,
cold-water showers...
:25:22
and a noisy electric generator
to power the lights...
:25:25
keep the beer cold and maintain
a radio link with the outside world.
:25:29
The only sour note
comes from the radio:
:25:32
A loud, yammering squawk
that never ceases.
:26:24
Pucallpa, Camisea.
:26:29
If you look that way- this is east -
:26:32
you would, uh, have to walk
2,500 miles until the jungle ends.
:26:38
That way you would have to walk,
let's say, 2,000 miles.
:26:42
This way you have to walk,
let's say, 1,500 miles.
:26:45
And this way you walk
maybe 500 miles until the jungle ends.
:26:57
Fitzcarraldo plans to finance his
opera house with profits from the rubber boom.