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Prisoner of Rio
Prisoner of Rio

Prisoner of Rio

Britain's most wanted man is back.

Genres

DramaThriller

OverView

The story of the great train robber Ronald Biggs.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

01 January 1988

Country

Brazil

Cast

Steven Berkoff

Steven Berkoff

Jack McFarland

Paul Freeman

Paul Freeman

Ronald Biggs

Peter Firth

Peter Firth

Clive Ingram

Florinda Bolkan

Florinda Bolkan

Stella

Desmond Llewelyn

Desmond Llewelyn

Commissioner Ingram

José Wilker

José Wilker

Salo

Zezé Motta

Zezé Motta

Rita

Breno Moroni

Breno Moroni

Gil

Ronald Biggs

Ronald Biggs

Mickey

Dennis Bourke

Dennis Bourke

Reporter at Phonebooth

Wilza Carla

Wilza Carla

Woman in red

Claudia Cepeda

Claudia Cepeda

Girl in Car

Amauri Guarilha

Amauri Guarilha

Policeman in Slum

Chris Hieatt

Chris Hieatt

John

Elke Maravilha

Elke Maravilha

Frank

Nice Meirelles

Nice Meirelles

Raimunda

Breno Mello

Breno Mello

Silencio

Marcos Nascimento

Marcos Nascimento

TV Reporter

Mara Nazareth

Mara Nazareth

Coffee Girl No. 2

Embaixador Oliveira

Embaixador Oliveira

Boatman

Roy Pepperell

Roy Pepperell

British Consul

Marcelo Rabelo

Marcelo Rabelo

Mike Biggs

Selma Rocha

Selma Rocha

Coffee Girl No. 1

Meran Vargens

Meran Vargens

Lulu

Paulo Villaça

Paulo Villaça

Dr. Falcao

Stefan Wohl

Stefan Wohl

Delegado

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