The Bandit
7.3
In the time of the "cangaceiros" in the badlands of the Northeast of Brazil, the cruel Captain Galdino Ferreira and his band abduct the schoolteacher Olívia, expecting to receive a ransom for her. However, one of his men, Teodoro, falls in love and flees with her through the arid backcountry chased by the brigands.
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Cast
14 people
Milton Ribeiro
Capitão Galdino Ferreira
Known for
That Man from Rio
Alberto Ruschel
Teodoro
Also in
Pride
Death Commands Brigandage
Marisa Prado
Olívia
Also in
Pride
Candinho
Vanja Orico
Maria Clódia
Known for
Variety Lights
Zé do Norte
Ze, the singing outlaw
Also in
Briga, Mulher e Samba
Adoniran Barbosa
Mané Mole
Also in
Ovelha Negra
Xeque-Mate
Ricardo Campos
Tortured bandit
Also in
The Landowner's Daughter
Os Três Garimpeiros
Nieta Junqueira
Woman in tears
Also in
Sai da Frente
A Árvore dos Sexos
Nicolau Sala
Also in
A Carrocinha
Neusa Veras
João Batista Giotto
Leonel Pinto
Lima Barreto Director · Gabriel Migliori Composer Ricardo Prado Composer
United States release September 3, 1954 · Produced in Brazil · Production Columbia Pictures
Production
Companhia Cinematográfica Vera Cruz
Production
Columbia Pictures
Studio
Brazil
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Languages
Original title
O Cangaceiro
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · January 20, 1953
Theatrical
United States · September 3, 1954
Theatrical
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