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The Drunkard (1946)

2h 5m

Running Time

The Drunkard (1946)

Name: The Drunkard
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 1946-08-28

2h 5m

Running Time

Plot.

A good-hearted man, betrayed by his wife and friends, fakes his death and takes up a new identity, as a nameless, wandering drunkard.

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Cast & Crew.

Vicente Celestino

Gilberto Silva / Original Story / Original Music Composer

Alice Archambeau

Marieta

Rodolfo Arena

José

Walter D'Ávila

Primo Rêgo

Manoel Vieira

Ébrio amigo

Victor Drumond

Padre Simão

Júlia Dias

Lola

José Mafra

Primo Leão

Arlete Lester

Maricota

Marilú Dantas

Salomé

Jacy de Oliveira

Maria das Neves

Isabel de Barros

The Little Princess

Gilda de Abreu

Director / Writer

Adhemar Gonzaga

Producer

A.P. Castro

Cinematographer

Media.

Details.

Release Date
August 28, 1946

Original Name
O Ébrio

Status
Released

Running Time
2h 5m

This Movie Is About.

woman director

radio

medicine

catholic church

popular music

begging

alcohol problems

love betrayal

Wiki.

O Ébrio (English: The Drunkard) is a 1946 Brazilian film directed by Gilda de Abreu. The screenplay is based on a song by Vicente Celestino. In addition to being the first female director of a Brazilian sound film, the movie enjoyed both commercial and critical success, garnering about 4 million viewers between 1946 and 1950. It is still regarded as "one of the great successes of Brazilian Cinema", according to film historian João Luiz Vieira.