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 |
| Directing | Alberto Pieralisi | Director |
| Production | Carlos Pedregal | Producer |
| Writing | Carlos Pedregal | Writer |
| Writing | Léo Victor | Dialogue |
| Production | Guido Martinelli | Production Manager |
| Production | Darcídio de Oliveira | Production Manager |
| Production | Pasquale Mauro | Production Manager |
| Directing | Pabla de Mattos | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Arlete Lester | Continuity |
| Camera | Gábor Földi | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | George Travesso | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Georg Pfister | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Miguel Angel Pedregal | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Marcial Afonso Fraga | Focus Puller |
| Lighting | Oswaldo Alves | Electrician |
| Sound | Amedeo Riva | Sound |
| Editing | Vantoir Machado | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Gilberto Costa | Sound Editor |
| Art | João Maria dos Santos | Production Design |
| Art | Rodolfo del Rio | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Pabla de Mattos | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Abigail Martinelli | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Remo Usai | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Özen Sermet | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ismar Porto | Editor |