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The Bandit 1953 Directed by Lima Barreto O Cangaceiro

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.

Country Brazil
Production Country Brazil
Language Portuguese
Spoken Language Portuguese
Gneres Adventure , Drama , Western
Release Date 20 January 1953
105 mins
Cast
Milton Ribeiro
Milton Ribeiro Capitão Galdino Ferreira
Alberto Ruschel
Alberto Ruschel Teodoro
Marisa Prado
Marisa Prado Olívia
Vanja Orico
Vanja Orico Maria Clódia
Zé do Norte
Zé do Norte Ze, the singing outlaw
Adoniran Barbosa
Adoniran Barbosa Mané Mole
Ricardo Campos
Ricardo Campos Tortured bandit
Nieta Junqueira
Nieta Junqueira Woman in tears
Nicolau Sala
Nicolau Sala
Neusa Veras
Neusa Veras
João Batista Giotto
João Batista Giotto
Leonel Pinto
Leonel Pinto
Galileu Garcia
Galileu Garcia
Lima Barreto
Lima Barreto
Crew
Director
Lima Barreto
Lima Barreto
Writer
Lima Barreto
Lima Barreto
Producer
Cid Leite da Silva
Cid Leite da Silva
Cinematography
H.E. Fowle
H.E. Fowle
Composers
Ricardo Prado
Ricardo Prado
Gabriel Migliori
Gabriel Migliori
Editors
Lúcio Braun
Lúcio Braun
Oswald Hafenrichter
Oswald Hafenrichter
Giuseppe Baldacconi
Giuseppe Baldacconi
Sound
Erik Rasmussen
Erik Rasmussen
Ernesto Hack
Ernesto Hack
Boris Silitschany
Boris Silitschany
Art Direction
Carybé
Carybé
Pierino Massenzi
Pierino Massenzi
Costume Design
Pierino Massenzi
Pierino Massenzi
Jacy Silveira
Jacy Silveira
Makeup Artist
Victor Merinow
Victor Merinow
Camera Operator
Ronald Taylor
Ronald Taylor
Lighting
Horácio Camargo
Horácio Camargo
Assistant Directors
Galileu Garcia
Galileu Garcia
Dani Balbo
Dani Balbo