''The Brave Wales'' ( pt, O Bravo Guerreiro) is a 1968 Brazilian
drama film
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directed by
Gustavo Dahl. The directorial debut of Dahl, it is one of the most important films of the second phase of Brazil's
Cinema Novo
Cinema Novo (), "New Cinema" in English, is a genre and movement of film noted for its emphasis on social equality and intellectualism that rose to prominence in Brazil during the 1960s and 1970s.Dixon & Foster, 293. Cinema Novo formed in respon ...
movement. It won the Special Award at the 1968
Festival de Brasília
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, Best Director at the 1968 Festival de Belo Horizonte, and the Best Cinematography at the 1969 Instituto Nacional do Cinema (INC) Awards.
Cast
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Paulo César Pereio
Paulo César de Campos Velho, better known as Paulo César Pereio (born 19 October 1940), is a Brazilian actor.
Selected filmography
* ''The Brave Warrior
''The Brave Wales'' ( pt, O Bravo Guerreiro) is a 1968 Brazilian drama film directed by ...
as Miguel Horta
*
Mário Lago
Mário Lago OMC ( November 26, 1911 — May 30, 2002) was a Brazilian lawyer, poet, broadcaster, composer and actor.
In the 1940s and 1950s, he was known for composing popular samba songs, such as " Ai! que saudade da Amélia" and "Atire a p ...
as Augusto
*Ítalo Rossi as Conrado Frota
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Maria Lúcia Dahl
Maria Lúcia Dahl (20 July 1941 – 16 June 2022) was a Brazilian actress.
Filmography
*' (1965)
*' (1966)
*' (1967)
*' (1967)
*''The Brave Warrior'' (1968)
*'' Macunaíma'' (1969)
*'' Guerra Conjugal'' (1974)
*' (1974)
*' (1975)
*' (1975)
*' (1 ...
as Clara Horta
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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 sindicalist
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César Ladeira as Virgílio
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Paulo Gracindo
Pelópidas Guimarães Brandão Gracindo (16 June 1911 – 4 September 1995), known as Paulo Gracindo, was a Brazilian actor.
Partial filmography
* ''João Ninguém'' (1936)
* ''Tererê Não Resolve'' (1938)
* ''Está Tudo Aí'' (1939) - ...
as Péricles
*Joseph Guerreiro as Honório
*Angelito Mello as governor
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Hugo Carvana
Hugo Carvana de Hollanda (4 June 1937 – 4 October 2014) was a Brazilian actor and film director. He appeared in more than 110 films and television shows between 1954 and 2014.
Selected filmography Film
*1955: ''Trabalhou Bem, Genival' ...
as Pelêgo
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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 Rodrigues
References
External links
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1968 drama films
1968 films
Brazilian drama films
Films about Brazilian military dictatorship
1968 directorial debut films
1960s Portuguese-language films
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