The Lion Has Seven Heads

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The Lion Has Seven Heads (1971)

Directed by Glauber Rocha

Drama · 1h 43m

A white-robed preacher wanders and sermonizes across African lands; European communists and CIA spies conspire out of mutual self-interest to engineer the appointment of an African bourgeois to a puppet government presidency; and a revolutionary group marches in exile.

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Cast

Rada Rassimov Marlene Jean-Pierre Léaud Preacher Giulio Brogi Pablo Hugo Carvana Português Gabriele Tinti American Agent Reinhard Kolldehoff Governor
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Baiack Zumbi
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Miguel Samba
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Andre Segolo Xobu
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Aldo Bixio Mercenary
S
Segolo Dia Manungu Pascal N'Zonzi

Crew

Director
Glauber Rocha
Screenplay
Glauber Rocha, Gianni Amico
Director of Photography
Guido Cosulich
Original Music Composer
Baden Powell
Editor
Glauber Rocha, Eduardo Escorel
Producer
Gianni Barcelloni, Claude Antoine

Details

Original title
Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças
Release date
1971-08-03
Runtime
1h 43m
Genres
Drama
Original language
PT
Spoken languages
French, English, Italian, Portuguese
Countries
Brazil, France, Italy, Congo
Production
Claude Antoine Films, Polifilm, Mapa Filmes