Synopsis
Brazil, the 1920s. The sadistic colonel Minas massacres the hometown of a famous cangaceiro (a kind of revolutionary bandit). The only survivor is a young farmer called Espedito; he is nursed back to health by a hermit who thinks he has been sent by God and therefore baptizes him the Redeemer. Espedito/The Redeemer forms his own gang of cangaceiros but doesn’t really understand what he’s doing until he befriends the proverbial European intellectual, a Dutch Oil prospector, who introduces him to important people. Espedito is hired by the Dutchman and a corrupt local governor, but then the Dutchman changes sides …
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
14 audience votes
Key crew
- Giovanni FagoDirector
- Bernardino ZapponiScreenplay
- José Luis JerezScreenplay
- Rafael Romero MarchentScreenplay
- Riz OrtolaniOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Tomas MilianEspedito/Miguein "The Redeemer"
- Ugo PagliaiVicenzo
- Howard RossVincent Helfer/Hoffman
- Eduardo FajardoGovernor Branco
- Leo AnchórizColonel Minas
- Mário GusmãoBlack Devil
- Alfredo SantacruzCast
- Jesús GuzmánCast
- Claudio ScarchilliCast
- José Carlos FariasCast
- M. de MouraCast
- Irio FantiniCast
Stills
Themes
rebelvillageoilbrazilian northeast