''Needle in the Haystack'' (Portuguese: ''Agulha no Palheiro'') is a 1953 Brazilian

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Alex Viany Alex is a given name. It can refer to a shortened version of Alexander, Alexandra, Alexis. People Multiple *Alex Brown (disambiguation), multiple people *Alex Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people *Alex Harris (disambiguation), multiple peop ...

.The Cinema of Latin America p.73

Cast

* Carmélia Alves *

Roberto Bataglin The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

as Eduardo * Renée Brown * Waldomiro Costa * César Cruz * Jaudet Cury * Jackson De Souza as Baiano * Israel García * Zizinha Macedo * Savina Marques * Dóris Monteiro as Elisa * Augusta Moreira * Laís Nascimento * Carlos Nefa * Sara Nobre as D. Gisa * Helba Nogueira * Lucília Reis * Manoel Rocha * Fada Santoro as Mariana * Maurício Silva * Hélio Souto as José da Silva * Miguel Torres * Solano Trindade *

References

Bibliography

* Alberto Elena & Marina Díaz López. ''The Cinema of Latin America''. Columbia University Press, 2013.

External links

* 1953 comedy films 1953 films Brazilian comedy films 1950s Portuguese-language films Brazilian black-and-white films {{Brazil-film-stub