Antonio das Mortes (1969)
O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro
God created the land, Satan built the fences
99 min
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.
- Release date
- May 20, 1969
- Country of origin
- Brazil
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Trailer
Cast
- Maurício do Valle as Antonio das Mortes
- Odete Lara as Laura
- Othon Bastos as Professor
- Jofre Soares as Cel. Horácio
- Lorival Pariz as Coirana
- Hugo Carvana as Delegado Mattos
- Rosa Maria Penna as Santa Bárbara
- Emmanuel Cavalcanti as Padre
- Conceição Senna as Waitress at the Alvorada Bar (uncredited)
- Mário Gusmão as Antão
- Vinícius Salvatori as Mata-Vaca
Crew
- Glauber Rocha · Director
- Glauber Rocha · Writer
- Lucy Barreto · Producer
- Claude-Antoine · Producer
- Glauber Rocha · Producer
- Marlos Nobre · Composer
- Affonso Beato · Cinematographer
- Eduardo Escorel · Editor
- Glauber Rocha · Production designer