Viva Cangaceiro (1969)
O Cangaceiro
Overview
Brazil, the 1920s. The sadistic colonel Minas massacres the hometown of a famous cangaceiro (a kind of revolutionary bandit). The only survivor is a young farmer called Espedito; he is nursed back to health by a hermit who thinks he has been sent by God and therefore baptizes him the Redeemer. Espedito/The Redeemer forms his own gang of cangaceiros but doesn’t really understand what he’s doing until he befriends the proverbial European intellectual, a Dutch Oil prospector, who introduces him to important people. Espedito is hired by the Dutchman and a corrupt local governor, but then the Dutchman changes sides …
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What is Viva Cangaceiro about?
Brazil, the 1920s. The sadistic colonel Minas massacres the hometown of a famous cangaceiro (a kind of revolutionary bandit). The only survivor is a young farmer called Espedito; he is nursed back to health by a hermit who thinks he has been sent by God and therefore baptizes him the Redeemer. Espedito/The Redeemer forms his own gang of cangaceiros but doesn’t really understand what he’s doing until he befriends the proverbial European intellectual, a Dutch Oil prospector, who introduces him to important people. Espedito is hired by the Dutchman and a corrupt local governor, but then the Dutchman changes sides … Viva Cangaceiro is a Western movie, released on 1969-12-23, runtime 102 minutes.
Is Viva Cangaceiro worth watching?
TMDB users rate Viva Cangaceiro 6.8 out of 10 from 14 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
Where can I watch Viva Cangaceiro?
In the United Kingdom, Viva Cangaceiro streams on Amazon Prime Video and can be rented from Amazon Video. The table on this page lists 5 more countries. Movie World also lists online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Giovanni Fago
Cast
- Tomas Milian as Espedito/Miguein "The Redeemer"
- Ugo Pagliai as Vicenzo
- Howard Ross as Vincent Helfer/Hoffman
- Eduardo Fajardo as Governor Branco
- Leo Anchóriz as Colonel Minas
- Mário Gusmão as Black Devil
- Alfredo Santacruz
- Jesús Guzmán
- Claudio Scarchilli
- José Carlos Farias
- M. de Moura
- Irio Fantini
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Sources
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