Of Gods and the Undead

Of Gods and the Undead

97 mins | Drama | June 25, 1970

In the 1930s, in the South of State of Bahia, Brazil, an adventurer with no name or history, who has already been shot seven times, gets involved in the battle for land and cacao plantations. His plan is to take the place of "Colonel" Santana, taking his wife and money. He starts a bloody conflict, in which many simple people and landowners die.

Of Gods and the Undead

97 mins | Drama | June 25, 1970

Of Gods and the Undead
In the 1930s, in the South of State of Bahia, Brazil, an adventurer with no name or history, who has already been shot seven times, gets involved in the battle for land and cacao plantations. His plan is to take the place of "Colonel" Santana, taking his wife and money. He starts a bloody conflict, in which many simple people and landowners die.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Companhia Cinematográfica Vera Cruz, CCFBR Produções, Daga Filmes, Grupo Filmes
Original title Os Deuses e os Mortos
Directors Ruy Guerra
Writers Flávio Império, Paulo José, Ruy Guerra

Cast

Norma Bengell

as Soledad

Othon Bastos

as The Man

Ítala Nandi

as Sereno

Nelson Xavier

as Valu

Ruy Polanah

as Urbano

Jorge Chaia

as Colonel Santana

Freddy Kleemann

as Man in White

Mara Rúbia

as Prostitute

Milton Nascimento

as Dim Dum

Vera Bocayuva

as Jura

Monsueto

as Meu Anjo

Gilberto Sabóia

as Banker

Dina Sfat

as Crazy Woman

Roberto Tavares

as Aurélio