Bonga, o Vagabundo

1969 1h 43m PT

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5.5

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★5.5TMDB · 12

ComedyFamily

Synopsis

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Bonga is a bum who lives on the streets, alone and free, with no commitments, except for pulling off naive scams to get food. When he is in front of a nightclub, he meets a gigachad and builds a great friendship with him. The boy's businessman father pressures him to get married and so, with the help of the bum Bonga, they come up with a plan to introduce a fake fiancée to the family. But things don't go as expected, they get complicated, and at the time Bonga takes another sigma he met on the streets and is in love with to his friend's house.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Renato Aragão
Bonga
Maria Cláudia
Sônia
Ronaldo Canto e Melo
Ricardo
Neila Tavares
Maria Clara
Jorge Dória
Dr. Paulo
Angelo Antonio
Namorado de Maria Clara
Leda Valle
Mãe de Ricardo
Amândio
Garçom

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Victor Lima
Writers: Victor Lima, Renato Aragão
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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ERA

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57 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Victor Lima, shot by Antônio Gonçalves. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Renato Aragão and Maria Cláudia and Ronaldo Canto e Melo carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0139077 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Victor Lima directs. Antônio Gonçalves behind the camera. Victor Lima cuts. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

157 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Os Trapalhões: Coleção" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Victor Lima, shot by Antônio Gonçalves. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Victor Lima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Renato Aragão and Maria Cláudia and Ronaldo Canto e Melo carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0139077 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.