
Directing
Carlos Manga
Born 1928-01-06 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Carlos Manga (6 January 1928 – 17 September 2015) was a Brazilian film director. He directed 25 films between 1952 and 1986.
Acting credits
7.3Apolônio Brasil was a pianist at a famous nightclub in Rio de Janeiro, from the 1950s until his untimely death. Quite a character, Apolônio was loved by women and idolized by his audience and friends. His contagious joy attracts the attention of American scientist Dr. Boris Lewitsky, who comes to Brazil in order to interview Apolônio's close friends and make them a most unusual offer concerning the remains of the late musician.
Apolônio Brasil, Campeão da Alegria
2003
7.0The story of Rio de Janeiro’s movie theaters and the radical transformation they have endured since the invention of Cinema.
Movie Theaters of Rio
2001
Behind the camera
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Entre Mulheres e Espiões
1963
6.3Barber's jeep crash against crazy scientist's house, where the latter was building a time-machine. The crash triggers the machine, taking them to Gaza kingdom, circa 1153 B.C., where they get involved in many funny situations. Spoof of Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah
Nem Sansão Nem Dalila
1955
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Esse Milhão é Meu!
1959
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Assim Era a Atlântida
1975
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Assim Era a Atlântida
1975
9.0The sophisticated thief Mão Leve and his simple-minded accomplice Jonjoca take from the rich to give to the poor. Their new mission is raising funds in order Mão Leve's brother can study abroad. But great care must be taken lest the honest boy discovers the origin of the money.
Os Dois Ladrões
1960
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Papai Fanfarrão
1956
9.0Tristão dos Prazeres is a television consultor who is very popular amongst married women. In his show, he defends his theory that jealousy is a small feeling, a "termite" that destroys relationships. However, once he suspects his wife to be cheating on him, he gets enraged and sends his butler to investigate.
Cupim
1959
9.0Cacareco is a clumsy worker at a dry cleaners who constantly causes losses for his boss, the Portuguese Rebuçado. One day, he receives a package from his relatives in the north: Maria do Socorro, his goddaughter. Pursuing his dream of working in television, Socorro ends up involving Cacareco in numerous disputes, including fights, robberies, and gambling in an underground casino.
Two Stories
1960
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Guerra ao Samba
1956
7.0A nationalist musician, Hélio, plans to stage a samba show at a luxury hotel nightclub. The owner, Ademar, influenced by his daughter Marisa, is only interested in big jazz acts. Hélio, aided by Bebeto and Dorothéia, presents a fake Dorothy Bridge and a Sunday Júnior, parodies of Eartha Kitty and Sammy Davis Junior. While being covered by these fake artists, Hélio searches for a singer for a repertoire based on Carmen Miranda.
Quanto Mais Samba Melhor
1961
10.0When a lady-killer announces his wedding, seven of his ex-girlfriends decide to kidnap him, keeping him in a sailing ship.
As Sete Evas
1962
8.0Three young women sharing a room in a boarding house owned by a very strict matron dream of becoming famous in show busines
Garotas e Samba
1957
8.0Three young women sharing a room in a boarding house owned by a very strict matron dream of becoming famous in show busines
Garotas e Samba
1957
No synopsis available yet.
É a Maior
1958
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E o Espetáculo Continua
1959
7.4"High Noon" spoof. Kid Bolha and Ciscocada, two clumsy swindlers, arrive at a violent Old West town called Citydown where, by mistake, one of them is appointed Sheriff. They're intent on facing the dreaded Jesse Gordon, a gunman who kills for pleasure.
Matar ou Correr
1954
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Vamos com Calma
1956
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Vamos com Calma
1956
6.8An UFO that could be the Russian satellite Sputnik falls on a hillbilly's hencoop.
O Homem do Sputnik
1959
6.0Fleeing from the orphanage where he was living, young Valdo immediately entered the life of the crime, establishing himself as a dangerous adult criminal. However, his petty thefts do not satisfy him and he longs for bigger things and when he becomes a lover of Beth, the young criminal realizes that he can enrich himself very and very fast.
O Marginal
1974
6.0Fleeing from the orphanage where he was living, young Valdo immediately entered the life of the crime, establishing himself as a dangerous adult criminal. However, his petty thefts do not satisfy him and he longs for bigger things and when he becomes a lover of Beth, the young criminal realizes that he can enrich himself very and very fast.
O Marginal
1974
6.6Film adaptation of the TV Show in 1994, based on the novel of the same name by Érico Veríssimo. During a general strike in the city of Antares, gravediggers refuse to carry out burials, to increase pressure on employers. During the night, however, the dead claim the right to be buried.
Incidente em Antares - O Filme
2018
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Pintando o Sete
1959