Antonio das Mortes (1969)

Name: Antonio das Mortes
Director: Glauber Rocha
Genre: Western
Released: 1969
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 6.753
Cast: Conceição Senna, Emmanuel Cavalcanti, Hugo Carvana, Jofre Soares, Lorival Pariz

Original Title: O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro

Western

6.8 (95 votes)

1h 40m

Overview

A new incarnation of Cangaceiro bandits, led by Coirana, has risen in the badlands. A blind landowner hires Antônio to wipe out his old nemesis. Yet after besting Coirana and accompanying the dying man to his mountain hideout, Antônio is moved by the plight of the Cangaceiro’s followers. The troubled hitman turns revolutionary, his gun and machete aimed towards his former masters.

Details

Director: Glauber Rocha
Writer: Glauber Rocha
Original Language: Portuguese
Budget: N/A

Cast

Conceição Senna Emmanuel Cavalcanti Hugo Carvana Jofre Soares Lorival Pariz Mário Gusmão Maurício do Valle Odete Lara Othon Bastos Paulo Lima Rosa Maria Penna Sante Scaldaferri Vinícius Salvatori

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