''Needle in the Haystack'' (Portuguese: ''Agulha no Palheiro'') is a 1953 Brazilian
comedy film directed by
Alex Viany.
[The Cinema of Latin America p.73]
Cast
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Carmélia Alves
Carmélia Alves (14 February 1923 – 3 November 2012), a Brazilian singer known as the "Queen of Baião", was one of the country's best-known performers of baião, a folk rhythm popular in Northeast Brazil.
Carmélia Alves was born in the B ...
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Roberto Bataglin as Eduardo
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Renée Brown
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Waldomiro Costa
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César Cruz Cesar, César or Cèsar may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''César'' (film), a 1936 film directed by Marcel Pagnol
* ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt
* César Award, a French film award
Places
* Cesar, Portugal
* Ce ...
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Jaudet Cury
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Jackson De Souza
Jackson may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name
Places
Australia
* Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region
* Jackson North, Qu ...
as Baiano
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Israel García
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Zizinha Macedo
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Savina Marques
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Dóris Monteiro
Adelina Doris Monteiro (23 October 1934 – 24 July 2023) was a Brazilian singer and actress. She was discovered In 1949 on the radio show ''Papel Carbono'' with Renato Murce, broadcast on national radio in Rio de Janeiro.
Career
1950s
In ...
as Elisa
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Augusta Moreira
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Laís Nascimento
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Carlos Nefa
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Sara Nobre as D. Gisa
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Helba Nogueira
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Lucília Reis
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Manoel Rocha
Manuel may refer to:
People
* Manuel (name)
* Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers''
* Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies
* Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire
* Manu ...
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Fada Santoro
Fada may refer to:
Places
* Fada, Chad, the capital of the Ennedi-Ouest region of Chad
* Fada, Nigeria, a town in central Nigeria
* Fada N'gourma, a town in eastern Burkina Faso
* Fada, Cameroon, a village in the Adamawa Region of Cameroon
* Lo ...
as Mariana
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Maurício Silva
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Hélio Souto Hélio is a Portuguese given name:
* Hélio (footballer), Brazil-born Hong Kong footballer Hélio José de Souza Gonçalves (born 1986)
* Helio Alves
* Helio André
* Helio Batista (footballer, born 1973)
* Hélio Batista (footballer, born 1990), ...
as José da Silva
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Miguel Torres
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Solano Trindade
Solano Trindade (July 24, 1908— February 19, 1974) was a Brazilian poet, actor, folklorist, painter, stage director and activist. Trindade was active in the Brazilian Black Movement, having founded or co-founded several popular theater and art ...
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Alex Viany
References
Bibliography
* Alberto Elena & Marina Díaz López. ''The Cinema of Latin America''. Columbia University Press, 2013.
External links
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1953 comedy films
1953 films
Brazilian comedy films
1950s Portuguese-language films
Brazilian black-and-white films
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