'Capitão', a bandit, terrorizes poor villages in the Northeast region of Brazil, looting and frequently killing with his armed gang, until he kidnaps and becomes attracted to a beautiful schoolteacher, creating discord in his group.
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Title: Cangaceiro (1953)
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2 wins & 1 nomination.
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Alberto Ruschel | ... | Teodoro |
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Marisa Prado | ... | Olívia |
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Milton Ribeiro | ... | Capitão Galdino Ferreira |
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Vanja Orico | ... | Maria Clódia |
| Adoniran Barbosa | ... | Mané Mole | |
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Ricardo Campos | ||
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Neusa Veras | ||
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Zé do Norte | ||
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Jesuíno G. dos Santos | ... | (as Jesuíno) |
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Maria Luiza Splendore | ... | (as Maria Luiza) |
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Antonio V. Almeida | ||
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Heitor Barnabé | ||
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Lima Barreto | ||
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Dan Camara | ||
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Horácio Camargo | ||
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Brazilian movie inspired by American westerns (but losing none of its cultural integrity) about Cangaceiro (bandit) Teodoro who falls in love with a small town school teacher who his gang has kidnapped. Written by Cristian Redferne <Harlock@prodigy.com>
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Written by Lampião and adapted by Zé do Norte
Performed by Vanja Orico
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First Brazilian film to win the award for Best Adventure Film and to receive a special mention for musical composition at the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. See more »Soundtracks
Mulher RendeiraWritten by Lampião and adapted by Zé do Norte
Performed by Vanja Orico
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I saw this movie as an adolescent in the 60es just once on TV, but it still is one of only a handful which surface at least once every five years. As other reviewers have pointed out before, the great music by Zé do Norte was a major factor for this memorability. Foremost here is the ballad "Mulher Rendeira" (The Lacemaker), especially in the unforgettable scene when the gang rides in a duck line along a ridge which is set against the dusk sky and the gloomy grandeur of the Brazilian Sertao. In their leather garments, pepped up by the symbolism of amulets and talismans, the bandidos in this movie resemble an archaic tribe living in this land of dust and thorns for eons already. The movie is filmed in black and white which is lending it a certain kind of credibility reminding of a documentary. Although presenting a different plot, Barreto's movie was obviously inspired by the fate of the most famous couple of Brazilian cangaceiros, Lampiao and his wife Maria Bonita, who were killed in 1938 with seven others of their gang by the police.