The Red Light Bandit (1968)
Born and raised in the misery of Brazilian slums, Jorge becomes a luxury house burglar in São Paulo and gets nicknamed "The Red Light Bandit" by the sensationalist press. In addition to wearing a red flashlight, he talks to his hostages in an irreverent tone and makes bold breakthroughs to later spend the money extravagantly. His world is the decadent neighbourhood of Boca do Lixo.
- Released
- 1968-12-02
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Rogério Sganzerla
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 from 72 votes
Cast
- Paulo Villaça as Jorginho, o Bandido da Luz Vermelha
- Luiz Linhares as Delegado Cabeção
- Helena Ignez as Janete Jane
- Pagano Sobrinho as J.B. da Silva
- Roberto Luna as Lucho Gatico
- José Marinho as Tarzan
- Ezequiel Neves as Repórter
- Sérgio Mamberti as Homossexual
- Renato Consorte as Apresentador de Telejornal
- Maria Carolina Withaker
- Paula Ramos
- Sérgio Hingst as Milionário