The Earth Is Flat

The Earth Is Flat

116 mins | Comedy | March 19, 1977

Jorden Er Flad or The Earth is Flat is based on the play Erasmus Montanus, from the classical era in Danish literature, by Ludvig Holberg. Director Henrik Stangerup had the play translated into Portuguese, and adapted it for filming in contemporary Brazil. In this comic movie, a group of villagers have scrimped and saved to send their fellow villager Erasmus Montanus (Fausto Wolff) away for an education. When the boy returns to his village, he is stuffed full of book-learning of a kind which is of absolutely no use to those of the village. The boy, rather than seeing his situation clearly, continues to spout learned platitudes, including the incredible observation, "the earth is round," supported by nothing other than his authority as an "educated man." Understandably, his posturing provokes derision.

The Earth Is Flat

116 mins | Comedy | March 19, 1977

The Earth Is Flat
Jorden Er Flad or The Earth is Flat is based on the play Erasmus Montanus, from the classical era in Danish literature, by Ludvig Holberg. Director Henrik Stangerup had the play translated into Portuguese, and adapted it for filming in contemporary Brazil. In this comic movie, a group of villagers have scrimped and saved to send their fellow villager Erasmus Montanus (Fausto Wolff) away for an education. When the boy returns to his village, he is stuffed full of book-learning of a kind which is of absolutely no use to those of the village. The boy, rather than seeing his situation clearly, continues to spout learned platitudes, including the incredible observation, "the earth is round," supported by nothing other than his authority as an "educated man." Understandably, his posturing provokes derision.
Producers Det Danske Filminstitut
Original title Jorden er flad
Directors Henrik Stangerup
Writers Ludvig Holberg, Fausto Wolf, Henrik Stangerup

Cast

Fausto Wolf

as Erasmo Montanha

Wilson Grey

as Joaquim Montanha

Lúcia Mello

as Nillinha Montanha

Abel Prazer

as Maneco Montanha

Thelma Reston

as Madalena de Oliveira

Paulo Fortes

as Geronte de Oliveira

Gloria Cristal

as Lisinha de Oliveira

Fabio Camargo

as Dom Pedroca

Luis Pelegrini

as Arlequim

Milton Luiz

as Dom Sebastião

Torben Bille

as Deus Ex Machina