The Earth Is Flat

The Earth Is Flat (1977)

Comedy

Jorden Er Flad or The Earth is Flat is based on the play Erasmus Montanus, from the classical era in Danish literature, by Ludvig Holberg. Director Henrik Stangerup had the play translated into Portuguese, and adapted it for filming in contemporary Brazil. In this comic movie, a group of villagers have scrimped and saved to send their fellow villager Erasmus Montanus (Fausto Wolff) away for an education. When the boy returns to his village, he is stuffed full of book-learning of a kind which is of absolutely no use to those of the village. The boy, rather than seeing his situation clearly, continues to spout learned platitudes, including the incredible observation, "the earth is round," supported by nothing other than his authority as an "educated man." Understandably, his posturing provokes derision.

Director: Henrik Stangerup
Writers: Henrik Stangerup, Fausto Wolf.

Casts

	Fausto Wolf as Erasmo Montanha
	Wilson Grey as Joaquim Montanha
	Lúcia Mello as Nillinha Montanha
	Abel Prazer as Maneco Montanha
	Thelma Reston as Madalena de Oliveira
	Paulo Fortes as Geronte de Oliveira
	Gloria Cristal as Lisinha de Oliveira
	Fabio Camargo as Dom Pedroca
	Luis Pelegrini as Arlequim
	Milton Luiz as Dom Sebastião
	Torben Bille as Deus Ex Machina

Crew