João and the Knife (1972)
1h 36m
Running Time
April 1, 1972Release Date
João and the Knife (1972)
1h 36m
Running Time
April 1, 1972Release Date
Plot.
Against all advice, a destitute Brazilian old man marries a nineteen-year-old girl. Because he can’t give her any children, he moves to the interior to make money, so she will at least have a good life. When he returns, he is told she has a three-year-old daughter. He buys himself a knife. Suspense movie with a combination of ethnography, adventure and dramatic action, based on a poem by the Brazilian writer Odylo Costa Filho.
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Cast & Crew.
Jofre Soares
João
Ana Maria Miranda
Maria
João Augusto Azevedo
Judge
Douglas Santos
Zeferino
João Batista
Deodato
Áurea Campos
Dona Ana
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Music
Tom Tholen
Sound
George Sluizer
Producer / Director / Writer
Jan Dop
Editor
Virgílio Costa
Art Direction
Roberto Bakker
Producer
Juarez Dagoberto Costa
Sound
Anne Lordon
Producer
Odylo Costa Filho
Novel
Jan de Bont
Director of Photography
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 1, 1972
Original NameA Faca e o Rio
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Genres
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Wiki.
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. 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.