Documentaire over de chaotische produktie van Werner Herzog's Fitzcarraldo. Deze film laat zien hoe het mogelijk was dat de Fitzcarraldo gemaakt werd ondanks problemen die een minder bezeten regisseur onderuit hadden gehaald.
Nee, helaas is Burden of Dreams nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | Les Blank | Director |
| Writing | Michael Goodwin | Writer |
| Editing | Maureen Gosling | Editor |
| Production | Les Blank | Producer |
| Production | David R. Loxton | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Les Blank | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Pacho Lane | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Michael Goodwin | Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Francisca Wentworth | Translator |
| Sound | Maureen Gosling | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Sarah Tatterlee | Main Title Designer |
| Directing | Maureen Gosling | Co-Director |
| Production | John Lumsdaine | Researcher |
| Art | Volker Hinz | Graphic Designer |
| Camera | Volker Hinz | Still Photographer |
| Art | Christian Piper | Graphic Designer |
| Production | Chris Simon | Researcher |
| Crew | Richard Becker | Translator |
| Sound | Mark Berger | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Kathy Kline | Production Coordinator |
| Editing | Andrea Sohn | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Andy Freeberg | Still Photographer |
| Art | Andy Freeberg | Graphic Designer |
| Camera | Patricia Buchanan | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Christian Piper | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Michael Goodwin | Sound Assistant |
| Editing | Chris Simon | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Inez Reider | Translator |
| Production | José Koechlin von Stein | Co-Producer |
