The King of the Candle (1982)
Filming of the historical montage of Oswald de Andrade's play, where decadent millionaires, depraved children, corrupt and implacable capitalists are the characters interpreted by the Grupo Oficina, in a celebrated theatrical performance from 1967, fundamentally recorded in 1971 and released only in the 1980s.
Directors: Noilton Nunes, José Celso Martinez Corrêa.
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Maria Alice Vergueiro as Dona Cesarina |
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Renato Borghi as Abelardo Primeiro |
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Henriqueta Brieba as Dona Poloquinha |
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José Wilker as Abelardo Segundo |
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Esther Góes as Heloísa de Lesbos |
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Carlos Gregório as Totó Fruta do Conde |
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Ítala Nandi as Heloisa de Lesbos |
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Caetano Veloso as |
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Tessy Callado as João dos Divãs |
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Cláudio MacDowell as Perdigoto |
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Sílvia Werneck as Filha do americano |
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Flávio São Thiago as Americano |
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Edgar Pedreira Ferreira as |
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Renato Dobal as Índio dos Biscoitos Aymoré |
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Celso Luccas as |
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Werner Penzel as |
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Flora as |
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Lena as |
| Writing | Oswald de Andrade | Original Story |
| Directing | Noilton Nunes | Director |
| Directing | José Celso Martinez Corrêa | Director |
| Editing | Guel Arraes | Editor |
| Camera | Pedro Farkas | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jom Tob Azulay | Sound Director |
| Art | Tadeu Jungle | Title Designer |
| Writing | Carlos Ebert | Writer |
| Production | Carlos Ebert | Producer |
| Writing | Oswald de Andrade | Theatre Play |