''Os Bandeirantes'' (
English: ''The Pioneers'') is a black-and-white 1960 French-Brazilian adventure film directed by
Marcel Camus. The film is also known in English as ''Gold of the Amazon''.
Plot
In Brazil, a French diamond miner is shot, robbed, and left for dead by a supposed friend.
He sets out on a mission of revenge, but along the way falls in love with a Brazilian woman.
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Cast
* Raymond Loyer
Raymond is a male given name. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund and Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ ( ...
as Jean
* Lourdes de Oliveira
Lourdes de Oliveira (born 17 December 1938) is a Brazilian actress. She is known for her supporting role as Mira in the 1959 romantic tragedy ''Black Orpheus'' and her starring role in the 1960 adventure film '' Os Bandeirantes''. De Oliveira mar ...
as Suzana
* Elga Andersen as Elga
* Léa Garcia as Hermina
* Almiro do Esperito Santo as Baija-Flora
* John Reich as Curd
Production
The film was partially shot in Brasília.
Reception
The film was rather well received but not as well as Camus's precedent Brazilian film, '' Black Orpheus''. Camus's other Brazilian film would be ''Bahia'', in 1976.
References
External links
Os Bandeirantes IMDB
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1960 films
Brazilian adventure films
Films directed by Marcel Camus
French adventure films
1960s Portuguese-language films
1960s French films