Antonio das Mortes (1969)
"O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro" (original title)

Period piece about a Brazil that is no more. This movie is the sequel to "God and the Devil in the Land of the Sun" (Deus e o diabo na terra do sol), and takes place 29 years after Antonio ... See full summary »

Director:

Glauber Rocha

Writer:

Glauber Rocha

Stars:

Maurício do Valle, Odete Lara, Othon Bastos

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Maurício do Valle	...	Antonio das Mortes
Odete Lara	...	Laura
Othon Bastos	...	Teacher
Hugo Carvana	...	Police Offer Mattos
Joffre Soares	...	Colonel Horácio
Lorival Pariz	...	Coirana
Rosa Maria Penna	...	Saint Barbara
Emmanuel Cavalcanti	...	Priest
Vinícius Salvatori	...	Mata Vaca
Mário Gusmão	...	Antão
Santi Scaldaferri	...	Batista
Conceição Senna	...	Waitress
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paulo Lima

Storyline

Period piece about a Brazil that is no more. This movie is the sequel to "God and the Devil in the Land of the Sun" (Deus e o diabo na terra do sol), and takes place 29 years after Antonio das Mortes killed Corisco (the "Blond Devil"), last of the Cangaceiros. In "the old days", Antonio's function in life was exterminate these bandits, on account of his personal grudges against them. His life had been meaningless for the last 29 years, but now, a new challenge awaits him. When a Cangaceiro appears in Jardim Das Piranhas, the local Land Baron (Jofre Soares), an old man, does what seems obvious to him: he calls Antonio das Mortes, killer of Cangaceiros. At first, Antonio is ecstatic. His life has gained new meaning. But soon it becomes obvious that this new Cangaceiro (named Coirana) is no Corisco, but an idealist. An idealist of the sixties in the garb of the forties. A leader to the hopeless and the hungry. Antonio das Mortes begins to reconsider his feelings towards Coirana and his ...

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Plot Keywords:

brazil | land baron | death | stabbed in the back | surrealism | 

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Genres:

Drama | Western

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Details

Country:

France Brazil West Germany

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

14 June 1969 (Brazil)

Also Known As:

Antonio das Mortes

Filming Locations:

Milagres, Bahia, Brazil

Company Credits

Production Co:

Antoine Films, Cinémas Associés, Glauber Rocha Comunicações Artísticas

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Quotes

Antonio das Mortes: God made the Land. Satan the fences.

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Connections

Featured in Glauber o Filme, Labirinto do Brasil (2003)

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Soundtracks

"Volta por Cima'
Written by Paulo Vanzolini

User Reviews

By turns jaw-dropping and a teensy bit dull

Went into this one not really knowing what to expect. I'm no student of Brazilian history, and am sure this meant many allusions and much else that was interesting about the film passed me by. There were stretches where I felt my eyelids drooping (this was after a couple of beers, admittedly). However, some of the imagery is breathtaking, and the final ten minutes are just astonishing. I would watch it again for the end alone. Music too is great, particularly the final snatch of song/narration. Audience (half Brazilian, half staid English types like myself) was fairly bopping in the aisles...