The Bandit

The Bandit

105 mins | Drama, Adventure, Western | Jan. 20, 1953

In the time of the "cangaceiros" in the badlands of the Northeast of Brazil, the cruel Captain Galdino Ferreira and his band abduct the schoolteacher Olívia, expecting to receive a ransom for her. However, one of his men, Teodoro, falls in love and flees with her through the arid backcountry chased by the brigands.

The Bandit

105 mins | Drama, Adventure, Western | Jan. 20, 1953

The Bandit
In the time of the "cangaceiros" in the badlands of the Northeast of Brazil, the cruel Captain Galdino Ferreira and his band abduct the schoolteacher Olívia, expecting to receive a ransom for her. However, one of his men, Teodoro, falls in love and flees with her through the arid backcountry chased by the brigands.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Companhia Cinematográfica Vera Cruz
Original title O Cangaceiro
Directors Lima Barreto
Writers Carybé, Rachel de Queiroz, Lima Barreto

Cast

Milton Ribeiro

as Capitão Galdino Ferreira

Alberto Ruschel

as Teodoro

Marisa Prado

as Olívia

Vanja Orico

as Maria Clódia

Zé do Norte

as Ze, the singing outlaw

Adoniran Barbosa

as Mané Mole