The Wrung-Out Man (1980)
Deraldo, a popular poet from Northeast Brazil, arrives in the capital of São Paulo, making a living only from his poetry and pamphlets. All is well until he is mistaken for a multinational worker who killed the boss at a party where he received the title of symbolic worker.
Director: João Batista de Andrade
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José Dumont as Deraldo / Severino |
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Célia Maracajá as |
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Barros Freire as |
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Aldo Bueno as |
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Dominguinhos as Self |
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Vital Farias as |
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Renato Master as |
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Luiz Alberto Pereira as |
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Pedro Sertanejo as |
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Rafael de Carvalho as |
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Ruth Escobar as Portuguese Countess |
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Ruthinéa de Moraes as |
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Denoy de Oliveira as |
| Production | Assunção Hernandes | Producer |
| Crew | Aloysio Raulino | Cinematography |
| Editing | Alain Fresnot | Editor |
| Crew | Vital Farias | Compositors |
| Art | Vital Farias | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vital Farias | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Célia de Lima | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paulo Lago | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Wagner Carvalho | Production Office Assistant |
| Crew | Adilson Ruiz | Production Office Assistant |
| Art | Roberto Caldas | Art Department Assistant |
| Directing | João Batista de Andrade | Director |
| Writing | João Batista de Andrade | Writer |
| Sound | Vital Farias | Original Music Composer |