''Case of the Naves Brothers'' ( pt, O Caso dos Irmãos Naves) is a 1967 Brazilian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Luis Sérgio Person
Luis Sérgio Person (12 February 1936 – 7 January 1976) was a Brazilian actor, director, screenwriter and producer.
Person was born in São Paulo and is best known for his 1967 film, '' Case of the Naves Brothers'', which was entered into ...
. Based on a book by João Alamy Filho, the Naves brothers' lawyer, it tells the story of Joaquim and Sebastião Naves, who were arrested during the
Estado Novo dictatorship and after being tortured confessed to a crime they did not commit. It was entered into the
5th Moscow International Film Festival
The 5th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 5 to 20 July 1967. The Grand Prix was shared between the Soviet film '' The Journalist'', directed by Sergei Gerasimov and the Hungarian film ''Father'', directed by István Szabó. The fe ...
.
The film was also selected as the Brazilian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
40th Academy Awards
The 40th Academy Awards honored film achievements of 1967. Originally scheduled for April 8, 1968, the awards were postponed to two days later, April 10, 1968, because of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Bob Hope ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Cast
*
Raul Cortez
Raul Christiano Machado Cortez (28 August 1932 – 18 July 2006) was a Brazilian stage, television, and film actor, director and producer. Cortez died of pancreatic cancer in 2006, aged 73.
Filmography
*''O Pão Que o Diabo Amassou'' (1957)
*' ...
as Joaquim Naves
*
Juca de Oliveira
José Juca de Oliveira Santos (born 16 March 1935) is a Brazilian actor.
Filmography Film
*1967: '' Case of the Naves Brothers'' - Sebastião Naves
*1972: ''O Jogo da Vida e da Morte'' - Claudio
*1977: ''À Flor da Pele'' - Marcelo
*1982: ''Pe ...
as Sebastião Naves
*
Anselmo Duarte
Anselmo Duarte Bento (; 21 April 1920 – 7 November 2009) was a Brazilian actor, screenwriter and film director.
Early life
Duarte was born in Salto, São Paulo on 21 April 1920. He was raised by his mother, alongside his six siblings. ...
as Deputy commissioner
*
John Herbert as Dr. Alamy
*
Sérgio Hingst
Sérgio Hingst (1924 – 8 November 2004) was a Brazilian film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films during his career.
Selected filmography
* '' Lights Out'' (1953)
* '' Sob o Céu da Bahia'' (1956)
* '' Case of the Naves Brothers'' (1 ...
as judge
*
Lélia Abramo
Lélia Abramo (February 8, 1911 – April 9, 2004) was an Italian-Brazilian actress and political activist.
Biography
Daughter of Italian immigrants, Abramo was born and died in São Paulo, but lived in Italy from 1938 to 1950, suffering throug ...
as Donana
* Júlia Miranda as Joaquim's wife
* Cacilda Lanuza as Sebastião's wife
* Hiltrud Holz
See also
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References
External links
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1967 drama films
1967 films
1960s Portuguese-language films
Brazilian black-and-white films
Brazilian drama films
Films directed by Luis Sérgio Person
Films set in 1937
Films set in 1952
Films about miscarriage of justice
Torture in films
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