Os Vagabundos Trapalhões

1982 1h 36m PT

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 29

AdventureComedyFamily

Synopsis

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Bonga, his three friends and his girlfriend Loló care for abandoned children in a cave on the outskirts of a city. One day, Pedrinho runs away from home and goes to live in the cave. His father, a powerful industrial, offers a reward to anyone who brings the child back.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Renato Aragão
Bonga
Dedé Santana
Dedé
Mussum
Mussum
Zacarias
Zacarias
Louise Cardoso
Loló
Denise Dumont
Professora Juliana
Edson Celulari
Ricardo
João Joedes
Dudu

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: J.B. Tanko
Writers: Gilvan Pereira, Renato Aragão
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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ERA

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

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2 / 7

CRAFT

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

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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4 / 7

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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5 / 7

CAST

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

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0139693 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 29 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

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

Trivia

Things worth knowing

144 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Os Trapalhões: Coleção" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Original score by Sivuca. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Manoel Oliveira shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Renato Aragão and Dedé Santana and Mussum carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0139693 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 29 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.