Lucio Flavio (film)
1977 film directed by Héctor Babenco
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Lucio Flavio[1] (Portuguese: Lúcio Flávio, o Passageiro da Agonia) is a 1977 Brazilian film directed by Héctor Babenco based on the book of the same name by José Louzeiro, who co-wrote the screenplay. It stars Reginaldo Faria as Lúcio Flávio, a famous bandit in Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s.[2] Babenco did not want to limit the story to Lúcio Flávio, and stated it was also a film about Esquadrão da Morte, a death squad from the 1960s.[3]
- José Louzeiro
- Jorge Durán
- Héctor Babenco
- Carlos Alberto Diniz
- Sérgio Othero de Freitas
- Maranhão Torres
- Sérgio Coelho
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| Directed by | Héctor Babenco |
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| Starring | Reginaldo Faria |
| Cinematography | Lauro Escorel |
| Edited by | Sílvio Renoldi |
| Music by | John Neschling |
Production company | H. B. Filmes |
| Distributed by | Embrafilme |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
Cast
- Reginaldo Faria as Lúcio Flávio
- Ana Maria Magalhães as Janice
- Grande Otelo as Dondinho
- Ivan Cândido as Bechara
- Lady Francisco as Lígia
- Milton Gonçalves as 132
- Paulo César Peréio as Dr. Moretti
- Stepan Nercessian
- José Dumont
Release and reception
It premiered on November 22, 1977 at the 1st São Paulo International Film Festival,[4] where it was elected the Best Film by the audience.[2][3] In February 1978, it won the Best Actor (Faria), Best Supporting Actor (Cândido), Best Cinematography and Best Editing awards at the Gramado Film Festival.[5] The film also entered the Taormina Film Fest,[6] where it won the Best Actor Award.[4] It debuted on the commercial circuit with 100 copies, breaking King Kong's 81, on February 27, 1978.[3][4] As of November 2014, Lucio Flavio was the sixth most-watched Brazilian film with an audience of 5,401,325.[7]
