Capitu (1968)
Adaptation of Machado de Assis’s classic novel “Dom Casmurro”. Bentinho and Capitu are friends since childhood and end up marrying. But Bentinho destroys his life when he starts suspecting Capitu has an affair with his best friend and that his son is not really his.
Director: Paulo César Saraceni
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Isabella Cerqueira Campos as Capitu |
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Othon Bastos as Bentinho |
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Raul Cortez as Escobar |
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Marilia Carneiro as Sancha |
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Rodolfo Arena as José Dias |
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Nelson Dantas as Pádua |
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Rosa Maria Penna as |
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Otoniel Serra as |
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Sanin Cherques as |
| Camera | Mário Carneiro | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Lygia Fagundes Telles | Writer |
| Directing | Paulo César Saraceni | Director |
| Writing | Paulo César Saraceni | Writer |
| Writing | Paulo Emílio Sales Gomes | Writer |
| Writing | Machado de Assis | Original Story |
| Sound | Amedeo Riva | Sound |
| Art | Anísio Medeiros | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anísio Medeiros | Costume Design |
| Production | Luiz Carlos Barreto | Producer |
| Production | Carlos Diegues | Producer |
| Editing | Nello Melli | Editor |