The Fifth Power (1962)
1h 39m
Running Time
January 1, 1962Release Date
Plot.
Foreign agents from an unidentified nation clandestinely install radio and TV antennas in Rio de Janeiro devices that emit subliminal waves that alter the perception of the population. They aim to transform the people into an aggressive and imbecile mass, leading the country to chaos, allowing the government to be taken to usurp Brazil's natural wealth. A journalist, Carlos, accompanied by chemist Laura Leal, begins to investigate a series of facts and discovers those responsible for the disturbances.
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Cast & Crew.

Eva Wilma
Laura Leal

Oswaldo Loureiro
Carlos

Sebastião Vasconcelos
Milton

Dary Reis

Augusto Cesar Vanucci
Actor

Leonidas Bayer

Renato Coutinho

Nildo Parente

Roberto Maya

Alfredo Murphy

Jurema Magalhães

Roberto de Cleto

Carlos Pedregal
Writer / Producer

Alberto Pieralisi
Director

Marcial Afonso Fraga
Focus Puller

George Travesso
Assistant Camera

Pasquale Mauro
Production Manager

Georg Pfister
Camera Operator

Oswaldo Alves
Electrician

Pabla de Mattos
Assistant Director / Set Decoration

Arlete Lester
Continuity

Guido Martinelli
Production Manager

Léo Victor
Dialogue

Gábor Földi
Assistant Camera

Darcídio de Oliveira
Production Manager

Miguel Angel Pedregal
Still Photographer

Remo Usai
Original Music Composer

Vantoir Machado
Assistant Editor

Abigail Martinelli
Makeup Artist

Amedeo Riva
Sound

Gilberto Costa
Sound Editor

João Maria dos Santos
Production Design

Özen Sermet
Director of Photography

Ismar Porto
Editor

Emiliano Ribeiro

Orlando Villar

Antônio Cirilo Costa

Fábio Sabag

Pedro Faria Veiga

Dirceu Fuchs
Media.

Details.
Release DateJanuary 1, 1962
Original NameO 5º Poder
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 39m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Fifth Power (Portuguese: O 5º Poder) is a 1962 Brazilian science fiction thriller film directed by Alberto Pieralisi, and written and produced by Carlos Pedregal. It tells the story of foreign agents who wish to take control of Brazil's natural resources by transmitting subliminal messages to convince the population to overthrow its government, and it is considered one of the first serious Brazilian science fiction films. The film is notable for coming two years before a military coup.
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