Memória do Cangaço

Memória do Cangaço

32 mins | Documentary | Sept. 25, 1964

The origins of "cangaço", armed brigands in the Northeast between 1935 and 1939, interviews with some survivors of the fighting, police and outlaws movement. Interspersed with testimonials, authentic sequences of films made in 1936 by Benjamin Abraham, an Arab peddler who managed to film the famous band of Virgulino Ferreira da Silva, the "Lampião".

Memória do Cangaço

32 mins | Documentary | Sept. 25, 1964

Memória do Cangaço
The origins of "cangaço", armed brigands in the Northeast between 1935 and 1939, interviews with some survivors of the fighting, police and outlaws movement. Interspersed with testimonials, authentic sequences of films made in 1936 by Benjamin Abraham, an Arab peddler who managed to film the famous band of Virgulino Ferreira da Silva, the "Lampião".
Producers Itamaraty
Original title Memória do Cangaço
Directors Therezinha Muniz, Paulo Gil Soares
Writers

Cast

Paulo Gil Soares

as Narrator