The Man Who Bought the World
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“What would you do with ten trillion dollars?”
In a fictitious country, a civil servant receives the greatest inheritance in history (ten trillion dollars) and is confined by authorities to prevent a collapse of the world economy. But he manages to escape.
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Cast
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Flávio Migliaccio
José Guerra
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General
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Cláudio Marzo
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Eduardo Coutinho Director · Zelito Viana Writer Luiz Carlos Maciel Writer
First release September 16, 1968 · Produced in Brazil · Original title O Homem que Comprou o Mundo
Production
Mapa Filmes
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Brazil
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Original title
O Homem que Comprou o Mundo
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · September 16, 1968
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No release date listed for United States.
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