Simon the One-Eyed
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A one-eyed businessman wants to become rich and retrieve his lost eye at any cost. He tries many schemes, and eventually regains his eye with a vengeance: the power of invisibility. He becomes multi millionaire in the meat market and after entering politics he is elected president of Brazil.
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Alberto Cavalcanti Director · Galeão Coutinho Writer Oswaldo Molles Writer
First release May 26, 1952 · Produced in Brazil · Production Maristela
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Maristela Filmes
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Original title
Simão, o Caolho
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · May 26, 1952
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Brazil
October 23, 2002 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
September 27, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Cinemateca Brasileira (Retrospectiva "O Brasileiro Alberto Cavalcanti")
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