Vendaval Maravilhoso (1949)

Castro Alves is the great poet of the black slaves' liberation, in 19th century Brazil. Eugenia Camara is the wild actress who crosses the Atlantic and finds herself torn between two loves, in a whirlwind of passion.

Director:

José Leitão de Barros

Writers:

José Leitão de Barros, Joracy Camargo,

Stars:

Paulo Maurício, Amália Rodrigues, Barreto Poeira

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paulo Maurício	...	Castro Alves
Amália Rodrigues	...	Eugênia Câmara
Barreto Poeira	...	Furtado Coelho
Isa Lobato	...	Heloísa
Santos Carvalho	...	Raposo
Edmundo Lopes	...	Rui Barbosa
Barroso Lopes	...	Clemente - Guarda da mercearia
Maria Albertina	...	Adelaide Alves
Armando Braga	...	Dr. Fernando da Cunha
Sales Ribeiro	...	Padre Fiúso
Armando Rosas	...	Dr. Lopes
Rosalina Lereno	...	Princesa Isabel
Arthur Costa Filho	...	Leite Ribeiro - A joyous student
Manoela Arriegas
Licinio Sena	...	(as Licínio Carvalho)

Storyline

Castro Alves is the great poet of the black slaves' liberation, in 19th century Brazil. Eugenia Camara is the wild actress who crosses the Atlantic and finds herself torn between two loves, in a whirlwind of passion.

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Plot Keywords:

actress | poet | slavery | freedom fighter | based on novel

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History | Musical

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Details

Country:

Brazil Portugal

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

5 December 1949 (Brazil)

Filming Locations:

Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Company Credits

Production Co:

Atlântida Cinematográfica, Luso-Brasileiro

Technical Specs

Runtime:

140 min 140 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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