6.8Viva Cangaceiro · 1969
Viva Cangaceiro (1969) is a Western film directed by Giovanni Fago, starring Tomas Milian, Ugo Pagliai, Howard Ross.
Western
6.8Overview
Brazil, the 1920s. The sadistic colonel Minas massacres the hometown of a famous cangaceiro (a kind of revolutionary bandit). The only survivor is a young farmer called Espedito; he is nursed back to health by a hermit who thinks he has been sent by God and therefore baptizes him the Redeemer. Espedito/The Redeemer forms his own gang of cangaceiros but doesn’t really understand what he’s doing until he befriends the proverbial European intellectual, a Dutch Oil prospector, who introduces him to important people. Espedito is hired by the Dutchman and a corrupt local governor, but then the Dutchman changes sides …
Cast
Tomas Milian, Ugo Pagliai, Howard Ross, Eduardo Fajardo, Leo Anchóriz, Mário Gusmão, Alfredo Santacruz, Jesús Guzmán
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What is "Viva Cangaceiro" about?
Brazil, the 1920s. The sadistic colonel Minas massacres the hometown of a famous cangaceiro (a kind of revolutionary bandit). The only survivor is a young farmer called Espedito; he is nursed back to health by a hermit who thinks he has been sent by God and therefore baptizes him the Redeemer. Espedito/The Redeemer forms his own gang of cangaceiros but doesn’t really understand what he’s doing until he befriends the proverbial European intellectual, a Dutch Oil prospector, who introduces him to important people. Espedito is hired by the Dutchman and a corrupt local governor, but then the Dutchman changes sides …
When was "Viva Cangaceiro" released?
Viva Cangaceiro was released in 1969.
Who stars in "Viva Cangaceiro"?
The cast includes Tomas Milian, Ugo Pagliai, Howard Ross, Eduardo Fajardo.
