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 …
Unfortunately the movie Viva Cangaceiro is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Giovanni Fago | Director |
Writing | Bernardino Zapponi | Screenplay |
Writing | José Luis Jerez | Screenplay |
Writing | José Luis Jerez | Story |
Writing | Giovanni Fago | Story |
Writing | Rafael Romero Marchent | Screenplay |
Writing | Rafael Romero Marchent | Story |
Writing | Antonio Troiso | Story |
Sound | Riz Ortolani | Original Music Composer |
Crew | Alejandro Ulloa | Cinematography |
Editing | Eugenio Alabiso | Editor |
Art | Amedeo Fago | Production Design |
Art | Amedeo Fago | Art Direction |
Art | Adolfo Cofiño | Set Decoration |
Art | Paulo Lima | Set Decoration |
Costume & Make-Up | Luca Sabatelli | Costume Design |