Adventures with Uncle Manuelo

1971 1h 35m PT

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 3

AdventureScience FictionFamilyComedy

Synopsis

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Three boys and their uncle venture into the Amazon jungle in search of their missing grandfather who's been kidnapped by evil space robots!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Flávio Migliaccio
Tio Maneco
Odete Lara
Julia
Mauro Farias
Mário
Lui Farias
Beto
Maurício Farias
Zequinha
Walter Forster
Alfredo
Rodolfo Arena
Avô
Milton Vilar
Bandido

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Flávio Migliaccio
Writers: Roberto Farias, Flávio Migliaccio, Flávio Migliaccio
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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1 / 8

ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Part of the "Tio Maneco" — 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 Flávio Migliaccio, shot by José Medeiros. 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 Rafael Justo Valverde 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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Flávio Migliaccio and Odete Lara and Mauro Farias carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0066747 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Flávio Migliaccio directs. José Medeiros behind the camera. Rafael Justo Valverde cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

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Things worth knowing

155 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Tio Maneco" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Flávio Migliaccio, shot by José Medeiros. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Rafael Justo Valverde shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Flávio Migliaccio and Odete Lara and Mauro Farias carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0066747 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.