''Lucio Flavio'' ( pt, Lúcio Flávio, o Passageiro da Agonia) is a 1977 Brazilian film directed by

Héctor Babenco Héctor Eduardo Babenco (February 7, 1946July 13, 2016) was an Argentine-Brazilian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor who worked in several countries including Brazil, Argentina, and the United States. He was one of the first Braz ...

based on the book of the same name by José Louzeiro, who co-wrote the screenplay. It stars Reginaldo Faria as Lúcio Flávio, a famous bandit in Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s. Babenco did not want to limit the story to Lúcio Flávio, and stated it was also a film about Esquadrão da Morte, a death squad from the 1960s.

Cast

* Reginaldo Faria as Lúcio Flávio * Ana Maria Magalhães as Janice *

Grande Otelo Grande Otelo (October 18, 1915 – November 26, 1993) was the stage name of Brazilian actor, comedian, singer, and composer Sebastião Bernardes de Souza Prata. Otelo was born in Uberlândia, and was orphaned as a child. He kept running away from ...

as Dondinho *

Ivan Cândido Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ...

as Bechara *

Lady Francisco Lady Chuquer Volla Borelli de Bourbon (January 7, 1935 – May 25, 2019), also known as Lady Francisco, was a Brazilian actress and director. She appeared in 25 films and several TV soaps. Life Born in Belo Horizonte, she appeared in the TV soa ...

as Lígia *

Milton Gonçalves Milton Gonçalves (; 9 December 1933 – 30 May 2022) was a Brazilian actor and television director, who was one of the most famous black actors in Brazil, having collaborated twice with acclaimed director Héctor Babenco. One notable role with ...

as 132 *

Paulo César Peréio Paulo is a Portuguese, Spanish, Swiss, and Italian masculine given name equivalent to English Paul. Notable people with the name include: * Paulo Jr. * Paulo Jr. (footballer) *Paulo Almeida, Brazilian footballer *Paulo André Cren Benini (born 19 ...

as Dr. Moretti * Stepan Nercessian * José Dumont

Release and reception

It premiered on November 22, 1977 at the 1st

São Paulo International Film Festival The São Paulo International Film Festival ( pt, Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo), also known internationally as Mostra, is an annual film festival held in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. A non-profit event, the festival is organized ...

, where it was elected the Best Film by the audience. In February 1978, it won the Best Actor (Faria), Best Supporting Actor (Cândido), Best Cinematography and Best Editing awards at the

Gramado Film Festival The Gramado Film Festival ( pt, Festival de Gramado) is an international film festival held annually in the Brazilian city of Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, since 1973. In 1992, the festival began to award Latin American films produced outside of Br ...

. The film also entered the

Taormina Film Fest Taormina Film Fest (TFF) is a film festival that began in 1955 under the name Rassegna Cinematografica Internazionale di Messina e Taormina. The exhibition, which moved permanently to Taormina in 1971, has hosted over the years many stars of inter ...

, where it won the Best Actor Award. It debuted on the commercial circuit with 100 copies, breaking ''

King Kong King Kong is a fictional giant monster resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. He has been dubbed The Eighth Wonder of the World, a phrase commonly used within the franchise. His first appearance was in the novelizat ...

''s 81, on February 27, 1978. As of November 2014, ''Lucio Flavio'' was the sixth most-watched Brazilian film with an audience of 5,401,325.

References

External links

* 1977 crime drama films 1977 films Brazilian crime drama films Films directed by Héctor Babenco Films based on non-fiction books Films based on biographies {{1970s-crime-drama-film-stub