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