The Angel Was Born

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The Angel Was Born (1969)

Directed by Júlio Bressane

“A milestone of the Brazilian marginal cinema”

Crime, Drama · 1h 04m

Santamaria and Urtigo are two bandits on the run, one is white, the other black. Santamaria is a mystical visionary and believes in the imminent coming of a purifying angel. Urtiga, his inseparable companion, is a simple-minded and ingenious man who follows Santamaria around and participates in the crimes he commits. The two bandits take over a house after kidnapping its owner and his girlfriend.

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Cast

Hugo Carvana Santamaria Milton Gonçalves Urtiga Norma Bengell Mulher Maria Gladys Amiga Neville D'Almeida
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Carlos Guimas Guará Rodrigues Self Richard Nixon self (archive footage)

Crew

Director
Júlio Bressane
Writer
Júlio Bressane
Director of Photography
Thiago Veloso
Original Music Composer
Guilherme Magalhães Vaz
Editor
Geraldo Veloso, Mair Tavares
Producer
Júlio Bressane

Details

Original title
O Anjo Nasceu
Release date
1969-02-12
Runtime
1h 04m
Genres
Crime, Drama
Original language
PT
Spoken languages
Portuguese
Countries
Brazil
Production
Julio Bressane Produções Cinematográficas