The Hunt (1964)

Name: The Hunt
Genre: Drama
Released: 1964-01-20

21m

Running Time

Plot.

Two friends decide to go hunting but without guns, so that no accident will happen. As they stroll and talk, one of them falls into a hole in a hidden marshland. His friend runs away, and manages to gather a number of men that were in the vicinity. They form a human chain to pull the victim out, but their affliction mounts, as they have no strategy for doing it, and they can't understand each other.

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Cast & Crew.

António Rodrigues Sousa

José

João Rocha Almeida

Roberto

Albino Freitas

Sapateiro

Manuel De Sá

Maneta

Manoel de Oliveira

Director / Director of Photography / Writer / Editor / Producer / Sound Designer

Joly Braga Santos

Original Music Composer

Paulo Rocha

Assistant Director

Details.

Release Date
January 20, 1964

Original Name
A Caça

Status
Released

Running Time
21m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-02-11

This Movie Is About.

absurdism

short

Wiki.

The Hunt (Portuguese: A Caça) is a 1963 short Portuguese film directed by Manoel de Oliveira. The film is a grim, surrealistic short narrative film that contrasted with the positive tones of Oliveira's previous film. Due to censorship issues, Oliveira was forced to add a "happy ending" to the initial release of the film and was unable to restore his original ending until 1988. Because of this film and anti- Salazar regime comments Oliveira made after a screening of his previous film O Acto de Primavera, he was arrested by the PIDE in 1963. He spent 10 days in jail and was interrogated until finally being released with the help of his friend Manuel Meneres.