O Cangaceiro Trapalhão

1983 1h 30m PT

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 33

AdventureComedyFamily

Synopsis

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Severino do Quixadá (Renato Aragão), a humble northeastern shepherd of goats, rescues Captain Virgulano or simply Captain (Nelson Xavier) and his band of cangaceiros of an ambush armed by the lieutenant Zé Bezerra (Jose Dumont), its eternal persecutor. Captain escapes taking with him the mysterious box that he removed from the interior of the assaulted train in the city of Cajarana. Seeking to escape the shooting, Severino ends up finding himself in the cangaceiros' camp, along with the mishap friends Mussum and Zacarias who, taking advantage of the confusion, fled the chain.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Renato Aragão
Severino do Quixadá
Dedé Santana
Gavião
Mussum
Mussum
Zacarias
Zacarias
Regina Duarte
Aninha
Nelson Xavier
Lampião
Tânia Alves
Maria Bonita
José Dumont
Tenente Bezerra

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Daniel Filho
Writers: Aguinaldo Silva, Doc Comparato, Renato Aragão
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Daniel Filho, shot by Edgar Moura. 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 Jayme Justo 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 Dedé Santana and Mussum carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0139095 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 33 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Daniel Filho directs. Edgar Moura behind the camera. Jayme Justo cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
243 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Os Trapalhões: Coleção" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Daniel Filho, shot by Edgar Moura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Jayme Justo 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: tt0139095 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 33 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.