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FEATURE FILM
Antonio das Mortes
God created the land, Satan built the fences
6.8(93) 1969 100 min Germany Portuguese
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.
Director
Glauber Rocha
Status
Released
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Maurício do Valle
Antônio das Mortes
Odete Lara
Laura
Othon Bastos
Professor
Jofre Soares
Colonel Horácio
Lorival Pariz
Coirana
Hugo Carvana
Delegado Mattos
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Rosa Maria Penna
Santa Bárbara
Emmanuel Cavalcanti
Padre
Conceição Senna
Waitress at the Alvorada Bar (uncredited)
Mário Gusmão
Antão
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Sante Scaldaferri
Batista
Vinícius Salvatori
Mata-Vaca
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Paulo Lima
Mata-Vaca's Deputy (uncredited)
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