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High Art
High Art

High Art

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Peter Mandrake, a North-American photojournalist becomes embroiled in South America's dangerous underworld of pimps, drug gangs and arms smugglers when he sets out to find the killer of a local call girl.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Portuguese

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

4.5/10

Release Date

01 June 1991

Country

Brazil

Cast

Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

Peter Mandrake

Amanda Pays

Amanda Pays

Marie, the Archaeologist

Raul Cortez

Raul Cortez

Lima Prado

Tchéky Karyo

Tchéky Karyo

Hermes, the Knife master

Giulia Gam

Giulia Gam

Gisela Martins

Tonico Pereira

Tonico Pereira

Rafael

Miguel Ángel Fuentes

Miguel Ángel Fuentes

Camilo Fuentes

Paulo José

Paulo José

Delegado

Eduardo Conde

Eduardo Conde

Roberto Mitry

José René Ruiz 'Tun-Tun'

José René Ruiz 'Tun-Tun'

José Zakkai (Iron Nose)

Cássia Kis

Cássia Kis

Mercedes

Iza do Eirado

Iza do Eirado

Zélia

Tony Tornado

Tony Tornado

Iron Nose's Bodyguard

Eduardo Waddington

Eduardo Waddington

Knife Dealer

Álvaro Freire

Álvaro Freire

Evilásio - Mitry's Butler

Maria Alves

Maria Alves

Hotel Attendant

Pete Marchetti

Pete Marchetti

Singer at Lesbos Nightclub

Katia Bronstein

Katia Bronstein

Woman Killed in Hotel

Conny Renny

Conny Renny

Lima Prado's Secretary

Silvia de Carvalho

Silvia de Carvalho

Couple Fighting

Don Marco Maguila

Don Marco Maguila

Couple Fighting

Maria Gladys

Maria Gladys

Woman Under Billboards

Roberto Lee

Roberto Lee

Man Fighting with Hermes

Vanessa França

Vanessa França

Girl at Bar

Henrique Vasconcellos

Henrique Vasconcellos

Policeman

Mauro Mendonça

Mauro Mendonça

Policeman

Beth Prado

Beth Prado

Distraught Woman

Ruth de Souza

Ruth de Souza

Old Woman Kissing

Betty Prado

Betty Prado

Distraught Woman

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