Companhia Cinematográfica Vera Cruz was an important Brazilian

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founded in 1949 and closed in 1954. Located in

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, it was created by the industrialists

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and Francisco Matarazzo Sobrinho. The company produced and coproduced more than 40 feature films, including ''

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'', one of the most successful movies in Brazilian cinema's history.

Films

* '' Painel'' - 1950 - short documentary directed por Lima Barreto * '' Santuário'' - 1950 - short documentary directed by Lima Barreto * '' Caiçara'' - 1950 - feature film directed by

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* '' Ângela'' - 1951 - feature film directed by Abílio Pereira de Almeida and Tom Payne * ''

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'' - 1951 - feature film directed by Tom Payne * ' - 1952 - feature film directed by

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* '' Veneno'' - 1952 - feature film directed by Gianni Pons * '' Tico-Tico no Fubá'' - 1952 - feature film directed by

* '' Sai da frente'' - 1952 - feature film directed by Abílio Pereira de Almeida * '' Nadando em dinheiro'' - 1952 - feature film directed by Abílio Pereira de Almeida and Carlos Thiré * '' Sinhá Moça'' - 1953 - feature film directed by Tom Payne * ''

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'' - 1953 - feature film directed by

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and Gustavo Nonnemberg * ''

'' - 1953 - feature film directed by

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* '' Uma Pulga na Balança'' - 1953 - feature film directed by

* '- 1953 - feature film directed by Ruggero Jacobbi * ''

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'' - 1953 - feature film directed by Carlos Thiré * ''Obras Novas'' - 1953 - short documentary about new installations in the Vera Cruz's studios * ' - 1954 - feature film directed by Ugo Lombardi * ' - 1954 - feature film directed by

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* ' - 1954 - feature film directed by Abílio Pereira de Almeida * ' - 1954 - feature film directed by

* ' - 1954 - full-length documentary directed by Lima Barreto

References

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