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''The Amulet of Ogum'' ( pt, O Amuleto de Ogum) is a 1974 Brazilian
drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Nelson Pereira dos Santos Nelson Pereira dos Santos (22 October 1928 21 April 2018) was a Brazilian film director. He directed films such as '' Vidas Secas'' (Barren Lives), based on the book with the same name by Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos. Biography Pereira d ...
. It was entered into the
1975 Cannes Film Festival The 28th Cannes Film Festival was held from 9 to 23 May 1975. The Palme d'Or went to the '' Chronique des Années de Braise'' by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina. In 1975, a new section, "Les Yeux fertiles", which was non-competitive, was introduced. This ...
. It was also selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the
48th Academy Awards The 48th Academy Awards were presented Monday, March 29, 1976, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. The ceremonies were presided over by Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, George Segal, Goldie Hawn, and Gene Kelly. This yea ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.


Cast

* Ney Santanna as Gabriel *
Anecy Rocha Anecy Rocha (26 October 194226 March 1977) was a Brazilian actor. On 26 October 1942, Anecy Rocha was born in Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil. She was the sister of film director Glauber Rocha Glauber de Andrade Rocha (; 14 March 1939 ...
as Eneida, Gabriel's Fiancée *
Joffre Soares Joffre Soares (21 September 1918 – 19 August 1996) was a Brazilian film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1963 and 1996. Selected filmography * '' Vidas secas'' (1963) - Fazendeiro (Farmer) * ''Manaus, Glória de uma Época'' (196 ...
as Severiano * Maria Ribeiro as Maria *
Emmanuel Cavalcanti Immanuel ( he, עִמָּנוּאֵל, 'Īmmānū'ēl, meaning, "God is with us"; also romanized: , ; and or in Koine Greek of the New Testament) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the H ...
* Jards Macalé as Firmino * Erley José * Francisco Santos * José Marinho * Antônio Carlos de Souza Pereira * Ilya São Paulo


Release

''The Amulet of Ogum'' was distributed in the United States in February 1987 with a 117 minute running time.


See also

*
List of submissions to the 48th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of submissions to the 48th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non-English language, Engli ...
*
List of Brazilian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Brazil has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1960. The award is handed out annually by the United States-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature length motion picture produce ...


References


External links

* 1974 drama films 1974 films Brazilian drama films Films directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos 1970s Portuguese-language films {{1970s-drama-film-stub