The Fifth Power (1962)
Foreign agents from an unidentified nation clandestinely install radio and TV antennas in Rio de Janeiro devices that emit subliminal waves that alter the perception of the population. They aim to transform the people into an aggressive and imbecile mass, leading the country to chaos, allowing the government to be taken to usurp Brazil's natural wealth. A journalist, Carlos, accompanied by chemist Laura Leal, begins to investigate a series of facts and discovers those responsible for the disturbances.
Director: Alberto Pieralisi
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Eva Wilma as Laura Leal |
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Oswaldo Loureiro as Carlos |
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Sebastião Vasconcelos as Milton |
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Dary Reis as |
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Leonidas Bayer as |
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Renato Coutinho as |
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Nildo Parente as |
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Roberto Maya as |
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Alfredo Murphy as |
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Jurema Magalhães as |
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Roberto de Cleto as |
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Fábio Sabag as |
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Antônio Cirilo Costa as |
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Luiz Mazzei as |
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Orlando Guy as |
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Oscar Cardona as |
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Rodolfo del Rio as |
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Dirceu Fuchs as |
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Pedro Faria Veiga as |
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Emiliano Ribeiro as |
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Orlando Villar as |
| Writing | Carlos Pedregal | Writer |
| Directing | Alberto Pieralisi | Director |
| Production | Carlos Pedregal | Producer |
| Lighting | Oswaldo Alves | Electrician |
| Camera | George Travesso | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Pabla de Mattos | Assistant Director |
| Production | Guido Martinelli | Production Manager |
| Camera | Marcial Afonso Fraga | Focus Puller |
| Production | Darcídio de Oliveira | Production Manager |
| Production | Pasquale Mauro | Production Manager |
| Camera | Miguel Angel Pedregal | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Gábor Földi | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Georg Pfister | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Léo Victor | Dialogue |
| Directing | Arlete Lester | Continuity |
| Sound | Gilberto Costa | Sound Editor |
| Art | Pabla de Mattos | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Vantoir Machado | Assistant Editor |
| Art | João Maria dos Santos | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Abigail Martinelli | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Amedeo Riva | Sound |
| Art | Rodolfo del Rio | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Remo Usai | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Özen Sermet | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ismar Porto | Editor |