The Bandit (1953)
In the time of the "cangaceiros" in the badlands of the Northeast of Brazil, the cruel Captain Galdino Ferreira and his band abduct the schoolteacher Olívia, expecting to receive a ransom for her. However, one of his men, Teodoro, falls in love and flees with her through the arid backcountry chased by the brigands.
- Released
- 1953-01-20
- Genres
- Drama, Adventure, Western
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Lima Barreto
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 31 votes
Cast
- Milton Ribeiro as Capitão Galdino Ferreira
- Alberto Ruschel as Teodoro
- Marisa Prado as Olívia
- Vanja Orico as Maria Clódia
- Zé do Norte as Ze, the singing outlaw
- Adoniran Barbosa as Mané Mole
- Ricardo Campos as Tortured bandit
- Nieta Junqueira as Woman in tears
- Nicolau Sala
- Neusa Veras
- João Batista Giotto
- Leonel Pinto
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