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Antonio das Mortes (1969)

Antonio das Mortes (1969)

Action Drama Western
Release Date: 1969, June 14
Directors: Glauber Rocha
Countries: Brazil, Germany, France
Production: Mapa Filmes, Claude Antoine Films, Munich Tele-Pool
Cast: Maurício do Valle, Othon Bastos, Hugo Carvana, Conceição Senna, Emmanuel Cavalcanti, Odete Lara, Jofre Soares, Mário Gusmão, Vinícius Salvatori, Sante Scaldaferri, Lorival Pariz, Rosa Maria Penna

Overview:

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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