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MediocreGoodWatch scoreSummary
This epic Brazilian film was based on the equally epic novel by Antonio Callado. Set between 1954 and 1964, the film's focus is the saga of Jesuit priest Nando. Fed up with civilization, he ventures deep into Amazon country to live with and work among the Xingu Indians.
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Audiences 54GoodWatch 50
IMDb5.4
Released
1989
June 2, 1989
37 years ago
Language
Portuguese
Original language
Made in
Brazil
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Taumaturgo FerreiraPadre Nando
Fernanda TorresFrancisca
Cláudio MambertiRamiro
Umberto MagnaniFontoura
Ewerton de CastroLauro
Roberto BonfimOlavo
Cláudia RaiaSônia
André CeccatoVilaverde
Rui RezendeHosana
Vinícius SalvatoriFalua
Dionísio AzevedoDom Anselmo
Claudia OhanaVanda
Maitê ProençaMaureen
Lucélia SantosLídia
Adilson BarrosOtávio
Mauro MendonçaMinistro Gouveia
Stênio GarciaCoronel Ibiratinga
Maurício MattarLevindo
Ruy PolanahManoel Tropeiro- MKMacsuara KadiweuAnta
Paulo MoskaNando (ator)
Betty GofmanFrancisca (atriz)
Rudi LagemannDiretor- CTCelso TaddeiMédico
Directing · 1
- Ruy Guerra Director, Writer, Producer
Writing · 2
- Rudi Lagemann Writer
- Antonio Callado Novel
Production · 3
- Mair Tavares Executive Producer, Editor
- Paulo Carlos De Brito Producer
- Roberto Fonseca Producer
Camera · 1
- Edgar Moura Director of Photography
Sound · 5
- Egberto Gismonti Original Music Composer
- Bernard Le Roux Sound
- Claude Villand Sound
- Eduardo Santos Mendes Sound
- Romeu Quinto Sound
Art · 2
- Luciano Figueiredo Opening Title Sequence
- Hélio Eichbauer Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Beatriz Carneiro Costume Design
- Bob Paulino Hairstylist
- Jaque Monteiro Makeup Artist
Other crew · 2
- Mário Carneiro Cinematography
- Jacques Cheuiche Cinematography