Acting
Alberto Ruschel
Born — Died
1918-02-21 — 1996-01-18
Place of birth
Estrela do Indaiá, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Known for
Acting
Credits
32 titles
Alberto Manuel Miranda Ruschel, better known as Alberto Ruschel (Estrela, February 21, 1918 — Rio de Janeiro, January 18, 1996), was a film director, producer and screenwriter, and Brazilian film and television actor, descendant of an illustrious family with Teutonic roots.
Known for
9.0The plot unfolds across two distinct worlds: Dr. Cristiano Navarro’s hospital and an impoverished neighborhood on the outskirts of São Paulo. While doctors at the hospital fight to save lives using state-of-the-art medical technology, young Emanuel—living in the neighborhood—demonstrates the ability to perform miraculous, extraordinary healings with just the touch of his hands. Dr. Cristiano is married to Linda, a wealthy, refined woman twenty years his junior. They long for a child but have been unable to conceive. Linda consults Dr. Paula, a renowned gynecologist, but the doctor cannot resolve their issue. Linda then decides to seek help from Emanuel, sparking a series of conflicts with her husband. However, things are far from ideal in Emanuel’s neighborhood. He possesses paranormal abilities that sometimes manifest in ways beyond his control. An enigmatic and unpredictable man, Emanuel fears his own powers.
O Todo Poderoso
1979
6.6A man's farm is attacked and his mother gets killed. Looking for revenge, he goes about chasing the men who killed her.
Death Commands Brigandage
1960
No synopsis available yet.
Senhora
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8.0No synopsis available yet.
Desejo Selvagem
1979
NR"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Matemática Zero, Amor Dez
1958
Film credits
1970s · 7 titles
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Desejo Selvagem
1979
4.5Guia de Filmes indicates: "melodrama addressing the massification of large urban centers and the contradictions of consumer society and advertising. It is the first independent production by the firm of Vera Fischer and Perry Sales, and also, the first film directed by Englishman Michael Sarne in Brazil; however, he retired before completion and the film was finished by Perry Salles, marking his directorial debut ".
Intimacy
1976
6.4In São Paulo, a businessman wants to rehabilitate street children, called "trombinhas", through a social project. After being discouraged by the police, he seeks help from the coach of the Santos Futebol Clube youth team.
Os Trombadinhas
1979
5.8Bárbara, a French girl living in São Paulo, and two friends transform a small apartment into a luxury bordello, "The Palace of Angels", at first securing money and success, but...
The Palace of Angels
1970
9.0As revenge against the big landowner who killed his brother, a convict escapes and rapts the man's daughter.
Noiva da Noite - O Desejo de 7 Homens
1974
2.8The loves and life of a beautiful Brazilian Indian woman.
Iracema, a Virgem dos Lábios de Mel
1979
8.0A young woman, victim of violence, takes refuge with an old sailor.
Pontal da Solidão
1976
1960s · 5 titles
6.6A man's farm is attacked and his mother gets killed. Looking for revenge, he goes about chasing the men who killed her.
Death Commands Brigandage
1960
5.9A man gets locked naked outside of his apartment.
The Naked Man
1968
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Luta nos Pampas
1965
10.0Life in a detachment at the foot of the mountain range is altered by an accident and by a woman.
Aconcagua
1964
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Riacho do Sangue
1966
1950s · 12 titles
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Matemática Zero, Amor Dez
1958
7.0In 1836 Brazil, a hawker arrives in a small village in the State of Rio Grande do Sul to avenge the death of a friend. He becomes friends with an outgoing knight, but they start loving the same woman. Besides, Farrapos War begins, and they take different positions in the conflict, leading to rivalry.
Paixão de Gaúcho
1957
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Ha pasado un hombre
1956
6.4A tale of two families, the Mendozas and Alzagas, faced for generations by the water of a river separating their adjoining properties. Old grudges reappear when the two heirs fall in love.
Pride
1955
7.0A woman marries a gambler, thinking she could straighten him up, but he loses all their assets, even their own house, and tries to commit suicide. But one of the winners falls for his stepdaughter, and this could change the situation.
Angela
1951
9.0This comedy tells the confusion created by Dante Rossi, owner of a pizza restaurant in Braz, namesake of a powerful industrial São Paulo. This coincidence, arranged by good luck, enabled him to lie for many years, writing letters to his brother in Italy in which he said that he had "made America". His brother, delighted with so many wonders, decides to visit the fake millionaire. But Dante can borrow with other immigrants without fortune, but attached to the idea of appearing great life.
Esquina da Ilusão
1953
6.8In the time of the "cangaceiros" in the badlands of the Northeast of Brazil, the cruel Captain Galdino Ferreira and his band abduct the schoolteacher Olívia, expecting to receive a ransom for her. However, one of his men, Teodoro, falls in love and flees with her through the arid backcountry chased by the brigands.
The Bandit
1953
6.0A family moves to a farm and witnesses some cattle thefts, then being chased by the criminal responsible for the crimes.
Cara de Fogo
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
El puente del diablo
1956
8.0Sílvia Nogalis, a renowned concert pianist, prefers her career to her marriage. On the night she performs Beethoven's "Appassionata", she learns of the death of her husband, maestro Walter Hauser.
Appassionata
1952
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Os Três Garimpeiros
1955
8.0No synopsis available yet.
O Capanga
1957
