Maneco, o Super Tio

1979 1h 28m PT

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 4

FamilyAdventureComedyFantasy

Synopsis

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Maneco takes his nephews to spend his holidays at his grandfather's place. But the old scientist discovered a way to travel in time and got lost in the year 1926. Maneco and the boys will try to bring him back.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Flávio Migliaccio
Tio Maneco
Rodolfo Arena
Avô
Cleide Blota
Paulo Fortes
Canarinho
Angelito Mello
Virgínia Valle
Alzira Marques

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Flávio Migliaccio
Writers: Flávio Migliaccio
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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47 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 "Tio Maneco" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 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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6 / 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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7 / 8

CAST

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Flávio Migliaccio and Rodolfo Arena and Cleide Blota carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0159556 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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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.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
247 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Tio Maneco" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Flávio Migliaccio, shot by José Medeiros. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Rafael Justo Valverde shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Flávio Migliaccio and Rodolfo Arena and Cleide Blota carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0159556 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.