''Memoirs of Prison'' ( pt, Memórias do Cárcere) is a 1984 Brazilian

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directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos. It is based on ''Memórias do Cárcere'' an autobiographical novel by Graciliano Ramos, about the period he was incarcerated during the Vargas Era. The film was selected as the Brazilian entry for the

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at the

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, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

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Carlos Vereza Carlos Alberto Vereza de Almeida (born 4 March 1939) is a Brazilian actor. He was born in Rio de Janeiro. Selected filmography * '' O Bravo Guerreiro'' (1968) * ''Memoirs of Prison'' (1984) * ''O Rei do Gado'' (1996) * '' Corpo Dourado'' (1998) ...

as Graciliano Ramos *

Glória Pires Glória Maria Cláudia Pires de Morais (; born 23 August 1963) is a Brazilian actress. She is best known for her roles in TV Globo telenovelas such as '' Dancin' Days'', ''Vale Tudo'', ''Mulheres de Areia'' and ''O Rei do Gado''. She is also know ...

as Heloísa (Graciliano's wife) * Nildo Parente as Emanuel *

José Dumont José Dumont (born 1 August 1950 in Bananeiras, Paraíba) is a Brazilian TV and movie actor, best known for his role as the family father in ''Behind the Sun'' (''Abril Despedaçado''), an award-winning film of director Walter Salles. More ...

as Mario Pinto * Wilson Grey as Gaúcho * Joffre Soares as Soares *

Fábio Barreto Fábio Villela Barreto Borges (June 6, 1957 – November 20, 2019) was a Brazilian filmmaker, actor, screenwriter, and film producer. He was best known for directing ''O Quatrilho'' (which was the first Brazilian film nominated for the Academy Aw ...

as Siqueira Campos * Jorge Cherques as Dr. Goldberg *

Tonico Pereira Antônio Carlos de Sousa Pereira (born 22 June 1948 in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro), better known as Tonico Pereira, is a Brazilian television and film actor. Filmography *''The rules of the game'' (2015-2016) .... Ascâncio *''Rio, I ...

as Desidério *

Ada Chaseliov Ada Chaseliov (March 30, 1952 – October 27, 2015) was a Brazilian film, stage, and television actress. Life Chaseliov was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1952. She studied at drama school before her film debut in 1973 in ''Um virgem na praça''. In 1 ...

Arduíno Colassanti Arduíno Colassanti (15 February 1936 – 22 February 2014) was an Italian-born Brazilian actor. He has appeared in 30 films since 1967. He starred in the 1968 film ''Hunger for Love'', which was entered into the 18th Berlin International Film ...

* Nelson Dantas as prison warden *

Silvio de Abreu Silvio Eduardo de Abreu (born 20 December 1942) is a Brazilian actor, director, and screenwriter. He is currently the director of the dramaturgy department of Rede Globo TV Globo (, "Globe TV", or simply Globo), formerly known as Rede Globo ...

Cássia Kis Cássia Kis (born 6 January 1958) is a Brazilian actress. Formerly known as Cássia Kiss, she included her husband's family name in her stage name between 2010 and 2015 and changed the middle pseudonym from ''Kiss'' to ''Kis'' (Cássia Kis Magro) ...

* Marcos Palmeira *

Paulo Porto Paulo Porto (1 September 1917 – 3 July 1999) was a Brazilian actor, film producer, director and screenwriter. He appeared in 32 films and television shows between 1947 and 1988. He starred in the 1973 film ''All Nudity Shall Be Punished'' ...

Ney Sant'Anna Ney Sant'Anna Pereira dos Santos is a Brazilian film and television actor. He was born in São Paulo and is the son of Nelson Pereira dos Santos. Partial filmography * ''The Alienist'' (1970) * ''The Amulet of Ogum'' (1974) * ''Joanna Francesa' ...

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* 1984 films 1984 drama films 1980s biographical drama films 1980s Portuguese-language films Brazilian biographical drama films Best Picture APCA Award winners Films based on Brazilian novels Films based on biographies Films directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos 1980s prison drama films {{1980s-drama-film-stub

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