Ganga Zumba
6.6
The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.
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Cast
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Antônio Pitanga
Ganga Zumba / Antão
Known for
The Clone
Perfect Love
Léa Garcia
Cipriana
Known for
The Clone
Black Orpheus
Carlos Diegues
Jarbas Barbosa
Ismar Porto
Eliezer Gomes
Anoroba
Also in
Assault on the Pay Train
Joanna Francesa
João Felicio dos Santos
Moacir Santos
Luiza Maranhão
Dandara
Also in
The Turning Wind
Assault on the Pay Train
Luiz Fernando Goulart
Also in
Leila Diniz
Rubem Rocha Filho
Jorge Coutinho
Known for
O Concurso
Carlos Diegues Director · Leopoldo Serran Writer Paulo Gil Soares Writer
United States release January 20, 1972 · Produced in Brazil · Production Copacabana Filmes
Production
Tabajara Filmes
Production
Copacabana Filmes
Production
Brazil
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · April 16, 1963
Theatrical
United States · January 20, 1972
Theatrical
Brazil
March 9, 1964 · Theatrical · Cinemateca Brasileira
June 27, 2026 · Premiere · Festival In-Edit Brasil
Denmark
November 3, 1972
Spain
April 2, 1970 · Theatrical
Sweden
July 9, 1970 · TV premiere
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