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O Trapalhão nas Minas do Rei Salomão

1977 1h 22m PT
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★6.0TMDB · 28
AdventureComedyFamily
Synopsis
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Woman hires three clumsy adventurers to rescue her missing archaeologist father, who was trying to find the legendary King Solomon's mines.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
J.B. Tanko
Writers
Renato Aragão, Dedé Santana, J.B. Tanko
Languages
Portuguese
Countries
Brazil

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RUNTIME

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82 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "Os Trapalhões: Coleção" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Remo Usai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Manoel Oliveira shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Renato Aragão and Dedé Santana and Mussum carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0139655 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

J.B. Tanko directs. Remo Usai scores. Manoel Oliveira cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
  • 249 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
  • 3Part of the "Os Trapalhões: Coleção" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
  • 4Original score by Remo Usai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 5Editor Manoel Oliveira shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 6Renato Aragão and Dedé Santana and Mussum carry the top of the cast.
  • 7IMDB entry: tt0139655 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 8Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Original score
Remo Usai
Editing
Manoel Oliveira
Costume design
Arthur Maia
Makeup / hair
Sônia Rubene
Runtime
82 min · 1h 22m
Status
Released
Original language
PT

Part of

Os Trapalhões: Coleção

A group that marked generations in Brazil, The Bunglers were some of the most successful comedians on film and TV for decades.

Also by

J.B. Tanko

Production companies

Who made it

  • J.

    J.B. Tanko Filmes

    BR

Key crew

  • EditorManoel Oliveira
  • Makeup ArtistSônia Rubene
  • Costume DesignArthur Maia

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical1977-12-19

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International titles

  • Os Trapalhões: O Trapalhão nas Minas do Rei SalomãoBR

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