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Sweet Thieves
Sweet Thieves
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Sweet Thieves

Original Title: Ladrões de Cinema

1977
1h 46m
Comedy

Status

Released

Release

1977

Runtime

1h 46m

Storyline

After assaulting a Hollywood film crew, a group of residents of a community in Rio de Janeiro decided to produce a film that would express the reality of Brazil - with the theme of Inconfidência Mineira.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 46m
May 26, 1977
Languages
English
French
Portuguese
Director
Fernando Coni Campos
Fernando Coni Campos
Production
Embrafilme
Embrafilme
Lente Filmes
Lente Filmes
Production Countries
Brazil

Top Cast

39 Cast Members

Antônio Pitanga

Antônio Pitanga

Fuleiro

Milton Gonçalves

Milton Gonçalves

Luquinha

Wilson Grey

Wilson Grey

Urso

Grande Otelo

Grande Otelo

Ruy Zebra

Rodolfo Arena

Rodolfo Arena

Português

Jean-Claude Bernardet

Jean-Claude Bernardet

Jean-Claude Rouch

Emmanuel Cavalcanti

Emmanuel Cavalcanti

Cláudio Manuel da Costa

Léa Garcia

Léa Garcia

Carlota Escrava

Ruth de Souza

Ruth de Souza

Rainha Louca

Marcus Vinícius

Marcus Vinícius

Cronista

Vera Regina

Dona Maria

David Drew Zingg

David Drew Zingg

American crew member

Ruy Polanah

Ruy Polanah

Tomás Aquino Gonzaga

Tamara Taxman

Tamara Taxman

Ney Santanna

Ney Santanna

American crew member

Lutero Luiz

Lutero Luiz

Silvério

Célia Maracajá

Marília

Mano Décio da Viola

Cléa Simões

Cléa Simões

Inácia

Procópio Mariano

Procópio Mariano

Gordo

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