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Antonio das Mortes

Original title: O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro
  • 19691969
  • 1h 40m
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O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro (1969)
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In this sequel to "Black God, White Devil", Antonio das Mortes must return back to action after killing the last of the Cangaceiros 29 years ago, when a new outlaw appears, who will eventual... Read allIn this sequel to "Black God, White Devil", Antonio das Mortes must return back to action after killing the last of the Cangaceiros 29 years ago, when a new outlaw appears, who will eventually reveal as an idealist and mark him profoundly.In this sequel to "Black God, White Devil", Antonio das Mortes must return back to action after killing the last of the Cangaceiros 29 years ago, when a new outlaw appears, who will eventually reveal as an idealist and mark him profoundly.
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  • Director
    • Glauber Rocha
  • Writer
    • Glauber Rocha
  • Stars
    • Maurício do Valle
    • Odete Lara
    • Othon Bastos
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  • Director
    • Glauber Rocha
  • Writer
    • Glauber Rocha
  • Stars
    • Maurício do Valle
    • Odete Lara
    • Othon Bastos
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    • 8User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Maurício do Valle
    • Antonio das Mortesas Antonio das Mortes
    Odete Lara
    • Lauraas Laura
    Othon Bastos
    Othon Bastos
    • Professoras Professor
    Hugo Carvana
    • Delegado Mattosas Delegado Mattos
    Joffre Soares
    Joffre Soares
    • Cel. Horácioas Cel. Horácio
    • (as Jofre Soares)
    Lorival Pariz
    • Coiranaas Coirana
    Rosa Maria Penna
    • Santa Bárbaraas Santa Bárbara
    Emmanuel Cavalcanti
    • Padreas Padre
    Vinícius Salvatori
    • Mata-Vacaas Mata-Vaca
    Mário Gusmão
    • Antãoas Antão
    Santi Scaldaferri
    • Batistaas Batista
    • (as Santi Scalda-Ferri)
    Paulo Lima
    • Mata-Vaca's Deputyas Mata-Vaca's Deputy
    • (uncredited)
    Conceição Senna
    • Waitress at the Alvorada Baras Waitress at the Alvorada Bar
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Glauber Rocha
    • Writer
      • Glauber Rocha
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    Storyline

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    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 followers... —Cristian Redferne <Harlock@prodigy.com>
    • class struggle
    • revenge
    • blind man
    • cinema novo
    • cangaco
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    • Trivia
      One of Martin Scorsese favorite films.
    • Quotes

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

    • Connections
      Featured in New Cinema of Latin America: Cinema of the Humble (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      Antonio das Mortes
      Written & Performed by Sérgio Ricardo

    User reviews8

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    the great mix of myths
    If you watch Hollywood movies only, this one may be hard for you. But it will be a great experience for some lunatics (like me) who believe in the power and in the freedom of the cinematographic images.

    The subject is Brazil, the conflicts of a country that crossed a violent dictatorship at the time the movie was made. All the characters are representing groups of the brazilian society. Some of them, like the cangaceiros (poor and revolted people who became outlaws in the early 20th century), and the Saint (portrait of a blended religion that exists in Brazil, with elements of catholicism and african religions) are taken in a mythological approach. The delirious Glauber Rocha takes his characters to moral edges, leads them to crazy bang-bang scenes, to samba and war. There are no linear conclusions in the end. Only some new doubts and unusual beauty.
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    • Aug 11, 2002

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    • Release date
      • June 14, 1969 (Brazil)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Brazil
      • West Germany
      • United States
    • Language
      • Portuguese
    • Also known as
      • The Dragon of Evil Against the Warrior Saint
    • Filming locations
      • Milagres, Bahia, Brazil
    • Production companies
      • Mapa Filmes
      • Claude Antoine Films
      • Munich Tele-Pool
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,992
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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