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Antonio Das Mortes

O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro
by Glauber Rocha1h401969Brazil
Antonio Das Mortes

Recommended byMartin Scorsese, Costa Gavras, Christian Rouaud, Alain Guiraudie, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Mahamat Saleh Haroun, Wim Wenders

The film"s page

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.

Cast and crew

  • Credits

    • Production Compagny : Claude Antoine Films, Mapa Filmes, Munich Tele-Pool
    • Distributor : LMC
    • Photo Director : Affonso Beato
    • Costume Design : Hélio Eichbauer, Paulo Lima, Paulo Gil Soares, Glauber Rocha
    • Sound Recorder : Paulo Lima, Walter Goulart, Carlos de la Riva
    • Editing : Eduardo Escorel
    • Original Music : Marlos Nobre
    • Set Decoration : Glauber Rocha
    • Producer : Glauber Rocha
    • Director : Glauber Rocha
    • Scenario : Glauber Rocha

  • Technical details

    • Printed format : 35 mm
    • Year of production : 1969
    • French release date : 20 mai 1969
    • Category : Feature film
    • Color : Colors
    • Language : Portuguese

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