Antonio das Mortes

Antonio das Mortes

100 mins | Drama, Action, History | May 20, 1969

A new incarnation of Cangaceiro bandits, led by Coirana, has risen in the badlands. A blind landowner hires Antônio to wipe out his old nemesis. Yet after besting Coirana and accompanying the dying man to his mountain hideout, Antônio is moved by the plight of the Cangaceiro’s followers. The troubled hitman turns revolutionary, his gun and machete aimed towards his former masters.

Antonio das Mortes

100 mins | Drama, Action, History | May 20, 1969

Antonio das Mortes
A new incarnation of Cangaceiro bandits, led by Coirana, has risen in the badlands. A blind landowner hires Antônio to wipe out his old nemesis. Yet after besting Coirana and accompanying the dying man to his mountain hideout, Antônio is moved by the plight of the Cangaceiro’s followers. The troubled hitman turns revolutionary, his gun and machete aimed towards his former masters.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Mapa Filmes, Embrafilme, Claude Antoine Films
Original title O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro
Directors Glauber Rocha
Writers Glauber Rocha

Cast

Maurício do Valle

as Antônio das Mortes

Odete Lara

as Laura

Othon Bastos

as Professor

Jofre Soares

as Coronel Horácio

Lorival Pariz

as Coirana

Hugo Carvana

as Matos

Rosa Maria Penna

as Santa

Conceição Senna

as Madalena

Mário Gusmão

as Antão

Sante Scaldaferri

as Batista

Vinícius Salvatori

as Mata-Vaca