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The Welles Raft
The Welles Raft

The Welles Raft

A documentary about Orson Welles days in Brazil in 1942.

Genres

Documentary

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The raft man Manuel Jacaré was swallowed by the sea when Orson Welles was filming It's All True in 1942. The fact evokes memories of the dictatorship of the Estado Novo, of World War II, of Ceará fishermen's struggle for labor rights and housing in their traditional space - target of real estate speculation.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Portuguese

Runtime

75 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

23 June 2022

Country

Brazil

Cast

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Himself (Archive Footage)

Helena Ignez

Helena Ignez

Herself

Grande Otelo

Grande Otelo

Himself (Archive Footage)

Richard Wilson

Richard Wilson

Himself (Archive Footage)

Catherine L. Benamou

Catherine L. Benamou

Herself (Archive Footage)

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