Brazil / Jan 20, 1953
1h 45min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
In the time of the "cangaceiros" in the badlands of the Northeast of Brazil, the cruel Captain Galdino Ferreira and his band abduct the schoolteacher Olívia, expecting to receive a ransom for her. However, one of his men, Teodoro, falls in love and flees with her through the arid backcountry chased by the brigands.
Main cast
Full cast
Genres
DramaAdventureWestern
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | O Cangaceiro |
| Original language | Português (PT) |
| Spoken languages | Português |
| Production countries | Brazil |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Companhia Cinematográfica Vera Cruz |
| Release date | 20 gennaio 1953 |
| Production | Cid Leite da Silva |
| Writer | Lima Barreto, Rachel de Queiroz, Carybé |
| Editing | Giuseppe Baldacconi, Oswald Hafenrichter, Lúcio Braun |
| Cinematography | H.E. Fowle, Geter Costa, Ronald Taylor |
| Assistant directors | Galileu Garcia, Dani Balbo, Lima Barreto, Bernadete Ruch |
| Lighting | Horácio Camargo |
| Camera operators | Ronald Taylor, H.E. Fowle |
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| Additional photography | H.E. Fowle, Ronald Taylor |
| Production design | Carybé, Osvaldo Cruz Kemeny, Marcelo Primavera, Heitor Sabino, Pierino Massenzi, José Noboru Honda |
| Art direction | Carybé, Pierino Massenzi, José Noboru Honda, Osvaldo Cruz Kemeny, Marcelo Primavera, Heitor Sabino |
| Set decoration | Carybé, Osvaldo Cruz Kemeny, Marcelo Primavera, Heitor Sabino, Pierino Massenzi, José Noboru Honda |
| Music | Gabriel Migliori, Ricardo Prado, Erik Rasmussen, Ernesto Hack, Boris Silitschany |
| Sound | Gabriel Migliori, Ricardo Prado, Erik Rasmussen, Ernesto Hack, Boris Silitschany |
| Costume design | Pierino Massenzi, Jacy Silveira, Victor Merinow |
| Makeup | Victor Merinow, Pierino Massenzi, Jacy Silveira |
| Hairstyling | Pierino Massenzi, Jacy Silveira, Victor Merinow |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Sep 03, 1954
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