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The Big City
The Big City

The Big City

The adventures and misadventures of Luzia and her 3 friends from far away

Genres

Drama

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In search of a better life, Luzia leaves the Northeast of Brazil and goes to Rio de Janeiro, looking for her fiance who went first to pave their way. Alone in the Marvelous City, she is forced to accept the friendship and protection of Calunga and, later, the company of Inácio.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Portuguese

Runtime

83 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

13 May 1966

Country

Brazil

Cast

Leonardo Villar

Leonardo Villar

Jasão

Antônio Pitanga

Antônio Pitanga

Calunga

Joel Barcellos

Joel Barcellos

Inacio

Anecy Rocha

Anecy Rocha

Luzia

Zé Keti

Zé Keti

Compositor

Maria Lúcia Dahl

Maria Lúcia Dahl

Mulher

José Cruz

José Cruz

Pivete

Jofre Soares

Jofre Soares

Lourival

Hugo Carvana

Hugo Carvana

Pereba

Francisco Santos

Francisco Santos

Detetive

Luiz Carlos Maciel

Luiz Carlos Maciel

Marido

Olívia Pineschi

Olívia Pineschi

Odalisca

Arnaldo Jabor

Arnaldo Jabor

David Drew Zingg

David Drew Zingg

Sérgio Bernardes Filho

Sérgio Bernardes Filho

Gustavo Dahl

Gustavo Dahl

David Neves

David Neves

Luiza Maranhão

Luiza Maranhão

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