The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga
1965 film
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The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga (Portuguese: A Hora e Vez de Augusto Matraga) is a 1965 Brazilian crime drama film directed by Roberto Santos, based on the short story of the same name by João Guimarães Rosa.[2]
Directed byRoberto Santos
Written byRoberto Santos
Based on
"A Hora e Vez de Augusto Matraga"
by João Guimarães Rosa
by João Guimarães Rosa
Produced byLuis Carlos Barreto
| The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Roberto Santos |
| Written by | Roberto Santos |
| Based on | "A Hora e Vez de Augusto Matraga" by João Guimarães Rosa |
| Produced by | Luis Carlos Barreto |
| Starring | Leonardo Villar Joffre Soares Maria Ribeiro Maurício do Valle |
| Cinematography | Hélio Silva |
| Edited by | Silvio Renoldi |
| Music by | Geraldo Vandré |
Production company | Luis Carlos Barreto Produções |
| Distributed by | Difilm Embrafilme Polifilmes |
Release dates |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
Cast
- Leonardo Villar as Augusto Matraga
- Joffre Soares as Joaozinho Bem Bem
- Maria Ribeiro as Dionorá
- Maurício do Valle as Priest
- Flávio Migliaccio as Quim Recadeiro
- Solano Trindade
- Antonio Carnera as Major Consilvo
- Ivan De Souza as Jurumim
- Emmanuel Cavalcanti as João Lomba
Reception
The film won the Best Film Award and Leonardo Villar won the Best Actor Award at the 1st Festival de Brasília.[1] It was entered into the 1966 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
