Antonio das Mortes (1969)
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.
- Released
- 1969-06-14
- Genres
- Western
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Glauber Rocha, Glauber Rocha
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 95 votes
Cast
- Maurício do Valle as Antônio das Mortes
- Odete Lara as Laura
- Othon Bastos as Professor
- Jofre Soares as Colonel Horácio
- Lorival Pariz as Coirana
- Hugo Carvana as Delegado Mattos
- Rosa Maria Penna as Santa Bárbara
- Emmanuel Cavalcanti as Padre
- Conceição Senna as Waitress at the Alvorada Bar (uncredited)
- Mário Gusmão as Antão
- Sante Scaldaferri as Batista
- Vinícius Salvatori as Mata-Vaca