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The Wrung-Out Man

The Wrung-Out Man

1980•1h 37m•7.1/10
Drama

Ratings

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7.1/10(30)

Deraldo, a popular poet from Northeast Brazil, arrives in the capital of São Paulo, making a living only from his poetry and pamphlets. All is well until he is mistaken for a multinational worker who killed the boss at a party where he received the title of symbolic worker.

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Production

Secretaria Municipal de Cultura de São Paulo, Embrafilme S/A, Raiz Produções Cinematográficas

Language

PT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

José Dumont

José Dumont

Deraldo / Severino

Célia Maracajá

Barros Freire

Aldo Bueno

Aldo Bueno

Dominguinhos

Dominguinhos

Self

Vital Farias

Renato Master

Renato Master

Luiz Alberto Pereira

Pedro Sertanejo

Rafael de Carvalho

Rafael de Carvalho

Ruth Escobar

Portuguese Countess

Ruthinéa de Moraes

Ruthinéa de Moraes

Denoy de Oliveira

Denoy de Oliveira

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