O Batedor de Carteiras (1958)
In the Rio de Janeiro Central Station, the infamous pickpocket Mão Leve meets Honorina—a Northeastern girl looking for a job—with whom he falls in love. Willing to conquer her, the thief decides to abandon his life of crime, but soon finds out it won't be easy.
Director: Aloisio T. de Carvalho
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Zé Trindade as Mão Leve |
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Violeta Ferraz as Dona Ernesta |
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Nancy Wanderley as Honorina |
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Neide Landi as |
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Armando Nascimento as |
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Henriqueta Brieba as |
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Jaime Filho as |
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Macedo Neto as |
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Edmundo Carijó as |
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Maysa as |
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Ademilde Fonseca as |
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Jackson do Pandeiro as |
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Almira Castilho as |
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Wilton Franco as |
| Writing | Aloisio T. de Carvalho | Writer |
| Directing | Aloisio T. de Carvalho | Director |
| Writing | Zé Trindade | Story |
| Editing | Giuseppe Baldacconi | Editor |
| Production | Raimundo Higino | Producer |
| Crew | Helba Nogueira | Choreographer |
| Sound | Alberto Vianna | Sound |
| Camera | Afonso Vianna | Camera Operator |
| Camera | A.P. Castro | Director of Photography |
| Art | Alcebíades Monteiro Filho | Art Direction |
| Sound | Edmundo Peruzzi | Music Director |