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Antonio das Mortes

Original title: O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro
  • 1969
  • 1h 40m
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Antonio das Mortes (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.

  • Director
    • Glauber Rocha
  • Writer
    • Glauber Rocha
  • Stars
    • Maurício do Valle
    • Odete Lara
    • Othon Bastos
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  • IMDb RATING
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    2.1K
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    • Director
      • Glauber Rocha
    • Writer
      • Glauber Rocha
    • Stars
      • Maurício do Valle
      • Odete Lara
      • Othon Bastos
    • 8User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Maurício do Valle
    • Antonio das Mortes
    Odete Lara
    • Laura
    Othon Bastos
    Othon Bastos
    • Professor
    Hugo Carvana
    Hugo Carvana
    • Delegado Mattos
    Jofre Soares
    Jofre Soares
    • Cel. Horácio
    Lorival Pariz
    • Coirana
    Rosa Maria Penna
    • Santa Bárbara
    Emmanuel Cavalcanti
    • Padre
    Vinícius Salvatori
    • Mata-Vaca
    Mário Gusmão
    • Antão
    Santi Scaldaferri
    • Batista
    • (as Santi Scalda-Ferri)
    Paulo Lima
    • Mata-Vaca's Deputy
    • (uncredited)
    Conceição Senna
    • Waitress at the Alvorada Bar
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Glauber Rocha
    • Writer
      • Glauber Rocha
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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 Glauber Rocha - Morto/Vivo (1981)
    • Soundtracks
      Antonio das Mortes
      Written & Performed by Sérgio Ricardo

    User reviews8

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    7/10
    A psychedelic travel
    Antonio das Mortes is a great example to understand Brazilian 'Cinema Novo', but also, to understand the complexity of social relations in the country, specifically in the northeastern region -- Brazil's poorest desertic region. Three groups of people are presented to the viewer. The 'Coronel' is the one who owns the land and controls the local authorities. The medium classes are represented by the 'Doctor', the 'Teacher' and the Catholic church -- all of them responsible for mantaining the structures of power that allow unequality to perpetuate. Lastly, the miserable people, who are led by the 'Cangaceiro' and the 'Santa' and are represented mostly by women of color, who lean on faith and popular culture to unite against poverty and starvation. The language, as in most of 'Cinema Novo' films, is overly artistic, caricatured and very little realistic at times. Theatrical acting and visual poetry are resources to tell the narrative of the film, and they do well, but sometimes the scenes are very disconnected from human logicality -- at times, the characters are simply unreasonable. Nonetheless, that is exactly how it is supposed to be. This movie is art by art, with a social narrative that fits perfectly in the times where unequality grew the most in Brazilian history. At the end of the day, the killers and the martyrs were all the same -- people.
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    • Release date
      • June 14, 1969 (Brazil)
    • Countries of origin
      • Brazil
      • France
      • West Germany
    • 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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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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