João and the knife
Film poster
Directed byGeorge Sluizer
Written byGeorge Sluizer
Odylo Costa Filho
Produced byRoberto Bakker
StarringJoffre Soares
CinematographyJan de Bont
Edited byJan Dop
Release date
  • 5 October 1972 (1972-10-05)
Running time
96 minutes
CountriesBrazil
Netherlands
LanguagePortuguese

João and the knife (Portuguese: João e a faca; Dutch: João en het mes) is a 1972 Brazilian drama film directed by Dutch filmmaker George Sluizer. It was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival.[1] The film was also selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 46th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]

Cast

  • Joffre Soares as João
  • Ana Maria Miranda as Maria
  • Joao-Augusto Azevedo as Judge
  • Douglas Santos as Zeferino
  • João Batista as Deodato
  • Áurea Campos as Dona Ana (as Aurea Souza Campos)

See also

References

  1. "IMDB.com: Awards for João en het mes". imdb.com. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  2. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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