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João and the Knife (1972)

Genre : Drama, Crime

Runtime : 1H 36M

Director : George Sluizer

Synopsis

Against all advice, a destitute Brazilian old man marries a nineteen-year-old girl. Because he can’t give her any children, he moves to the interior to make money, so she will at least have a good life. When he returns, he is told she has a three-year-old daughter. He buys himself a knife. Suspense movie with a combination of ethnography, adventure and dramatic action, based on a poem by the Brazilian writer Odylo Costa Filho.

Actors

Jofre Soares
Jofre Soares
João
Ana Maria Miranda
Ana Maria Miranda
Maria
João Augusto Azevedo
João Augusto Azevedo
Judge
Douglas Santos
Douglas Santos
Zeferino
João Batista
João Batista
Deodato
Áurea Campos
Áurea Campos
Dona Ana

Crews

George Sluizer
George Sluizer
Director
Odylo Costa Filho
Odylo Costa Filho
Novel
Jan de Bont
Jan de Bont
Director of Photography
George Sluizer
George Sluizer
Writer
Jan Dop
Jan Dop
Editor
Virgílio Costa
Virgílio Costa
Art Direction
Juarez Dagoberto Costa
Juarez Dagoberto Costa
Sound
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Music
Tom Tholen
Tom Tholen
Sound
George Sluizer
George Sluizer
Producer

Posters and backgrounds

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