The Angel Was Born

The Angel Was Born (1969)

A milestone of the Brazilian marginal cinema

  • Genre: Crime, Drama
  • Release Date: 1969-02-12
  • User Rating: 6.7/10 from 16 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 4min
  • Language: Português
  • Production Company: Julio Bressane Produções Cinematográficas
  • Production Country: Brazil
  • Director: Júlio Bressane
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From 16 Ratings

Summary

Santamaria and Urtigo are two bandits on the run, one is white, the other black. Santamaria is a mystical visionary and believes in the imminent coming of a purifying angel. Urtiga, his inseparable companion, is a simple-minded and ingenious man who follows Santamaria around and participates in the crimes he commits. The two bandits take over a house after kidnapping its owner and his girlfriend.

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  • Hugo Carvana

    as Santamaria
  • Milton Gonçalves

    as Urtiga
  • Norma Bengell

    as Mulher
  • Maria Gladys

    as Amiga
  • Neville D'Almeida

    as
  • Carlos Guimas

    as
  • Guará Rodrigues

    as Self
  • Richard Nixon

    as self (archive footage)
Writing Júlio Bressane Writer
Directing Júlio Bressane Director
Sound Guilherme Magalhães Vaz Original Music Composer
Camera Thiago Veloso Director of Photography
Art Guará Rodrigues Art Direction
Sound Walter Goulart Sound
Camera Edson Santos Camera Operator
Editing Geraldo Veloso Editor
Production Júlio Bressane Producer
Editing Mair Tavares Editor

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