A Faca e o Rio (1972)

João and the Knife

Against all advice, a destitute Brazilian old man marries a nineteen-year-old girl. Because he can’t give her any children, he moves to the interior to make money, so she will at least have a good life. When he returns, he is told she has a three-year-old daughter. He buys himself a knife. Suspense movie with a combination of ethnography, adventure and dramatic action, based on a poem by the Brazilian writer Odylo Costa Filho.

A Faca e o Rio

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Jofre Soares
Jofre Soares
as João
Ana Maria Miranda
Ana Maria Miranda
as Maria
João Augusto Azevedo
João Augusto Azevedo
as Judge
Douglas Santos
Douglas Santos
as Zeferino
João Batista
João Batista
as Deodato
Áurea Campos
Áurea Campos
as Dona Ana

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Heitor Villa-Lobos
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Music
Tom Tholen
Tom Tholen
Sound
George Sluizer
George Sluizer
Producer
George Sluizer
George Sluizer
Director
George Sluizer
George Sluizer
Writer
Jan Dop
Jan Dop
Editor
Virgílio Costa
Virgílio Costa
Art Direction
Juarez Dagoberto Costa
Juarez Dagoberto Costa
Sound
Odylo Costa Filho
Odylo Costa Filho
Novel
Jan de Bont
Jan de Bont
Director of Photography