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The Welles Raft (2022)

A documentary about Orson Welles days in Brazil in 1942.

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 15M

Director : Petrus Cariry, Firmino Holanda

Synopsis

The raft man Manuel Jacaré was swallowed by the sea when Orson Welles was filming It's All True in 1942. The fact evokes memories of the dictatorship of the Estado Novo, of World War II, of Ceará fishermen's struggle for labor rights and housing in their traditional space - target of real estate speculation.

Actors

Orson Welles
Orson Welles
Himself (Archive Footage)
Helena Ignez
Helena Ignez
Herself
Grande Otelo
Grande Otelo
Himself (Archive Footage)
Richard Wilson
Richard Wilson
Himself (Archive Footage)
Catherine L. Benamou
Catherine L. Benamou
Herself (Archive Footage)

Crews

Petrus Cariry
Petrus Cariry
Director
Firmino Holanda
Firmino Holanda
Director
Petrus Cariry
Petrus Cariry
Director of Photography
João Victor R. Barroso
João Victor R. Barroso
Music
Bárbara Cariry
Bárbara Cariry
Executive Producer
Yures Viana
Yures Viana
Sound Mixer
Érico Paiva
Érico Paiva
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Firmino Holanda
Firmino Holanda
Editor
Teta Maia
Teta Maia
Production Coordinator

Posters and backgrounds

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