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Summary
A man who's memorized his town's telephone directory tries his luck on a TV Show. But a small group of people who control the bettings in town try to get advantage of his simple-mindedness.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 70GoodWatch 69
Letterboxd · 419 ratings3.5/5
IMDb6.8
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for comedies, −5 min on the typical 100
typical 10095Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1957
November 11, 1957
69 years ago
Genres
ComedyRomanceThrillerLanguage
Portuguese
Original language
Made in
Brazil
21 of 21
Anselmo DuarteZé do Lino
Dercy GonçalvesDona Bela (a sogra)
Odete LaraOdete
Aurélio TeixeiraRaul
Maria DilnahGina (a noiva)
José PolicenaPai de Zé do Lino
Luiz OrioniAurélio
Jaime BarcellosCapanga
FregolentePai de Raul- CCCarlos CostaToneco
Marina FreireMme. Claricee
Murilo Amorim CorreaGuilherme
Sérgio de OliveiraTúlio
Luciano GregoryLuciano Rinaldi
Suzy ArrudaEsposa de Luciano- JMJosé MercaldiPorteiro
Cavagnole NetoTipógrafo
Edson FrançaRevisor- EEdinhoTrio Irakitan
- GGilTrio Irakitan
- JJoãozinhoTrio Irakitan
Directing · 3
- Anselmo Duarte Director, Screenplay, Story
- Glauco Mirko Laurelli Assistant Director
- Sérgio Tofani Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Thelma de Oliveira Writer
- Jorge Dória Story
- Jorge Ileli Story
Production · 5
- Anibal Massaini Producer
- Oswaldo Massaini Producer
- Fernando de Barros Production Manager
- Samuel dos Santos Production Assistant
- Camilo Sampaio Production Manager
Camera · 2
- H.E. Fowle Director of Photography
- Geraldo Gabriel Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- José Cañizares Editor
Sound · 2
- Enrico Simonetti Music
- Armando Marçal Songs
Art · 1
- Pierino Massenzi Production Design
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