Antonio das Mortes
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“God created the land, Satan built the fences”
A new incarnation of Cangaceiro bandits, led by Coirana, has risen in the badlands. A blind landowner hires Antônio to wipe out his old nemesis. Yet after besting Coirana and accompanying the dying man to his mountain hideout, Antônio is moved by the plight of the Cangaceiro’s followers. The troubled hitman turns revolutionary, his gun and machete aimed towards his former masters.
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Cast
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Maurício do Valle
Antônio das Mortes
Known for
Os Trapalhões e o Mágico de Oróz
Entranced Earth
Mauricio do Valle
Antonio das Mortes
Joffre Soares
Colonnello Horàcio
Odete Lara
Laura
Also in
O Dono do Mundo
Men and Women
Othon Bastos
Professor
Known for
Central Station
Brainstorm
Jofre Soares
Colonel Horácio
Known for
Entranced Earth
Barren Lives
Lorival Pariz
Coirana
Also in
Sassaricando
Nino, o Italianinho
Hugo Carvana
Delegado Mattos
Known for
God Is Brazilian
Entranced Earth
Rosa Maria Penna
Santa Bárbara
Also in
Cutting Heads
The Lion Has Seven Heads
Emmanuel Cavalcanti
Padre
Known for
Bye Bye Brazil
Entranced Earth
Conceição Senna
Waitress at the Alvorada Bar (uncredited)
Also in
Iracema
Nuclear Shelter
Mário Gusmão
Antão
Known for
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
Glauber Rocha Director · Marlos Nobre Composer Affonso Beato Cinematographer
First release May 20, 1969 · Produced in Germany, Brazil, France · Production Claude Antoine Films, Munich Tele-Pool
Production
Mapa Filmes
Production
Claude Antoine Films
Production
Munich Tele-Pool
Production
Germany · Brazil · France
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Languages
Original title
O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
France · May 20, 1969
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Brazil · June 14, 1969
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
May 30, 2008 · Theatrical · Re-release
France
October 15, 2021 · Premiere · La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival
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