O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro (1969)

Director:

Glauber Rocha

Writer:

Glauber Rocha (writer)

Release Date:

14 June 1969 (Brazil)

Genre:

Drama | Western

Plot:

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)...

Plot Keywords:

Death | Brazil | Land Baron | Rebel | Power

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Maurício do Valle	...	Antonio das Mortes
Odete Lara	...	Laura
Othon Bastos	...	Teacher
Hugo Carvana	...	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

Also Known As:

Antonio das Mortes (USA)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

France | Brazil | West Germany

Language:

Portuguese

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:13 | West Germany:18 (f) | Brazil:14 | Norway:18 (1970) | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Milagres, Bahia, Brazil

Company:

Antoine Films

Quotes:

Laura: Now, I do not know which is worse: killing, or not being brave enough to.

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

Carinhoso

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...