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
Oswaldo Alves
Electrician
George Travesso
Assistant Camera
Pabla de Mattos
Assistant Director / Set Decoration
Guido Martinelli
Production Manager
Marcial Afonso Fraga
Focus Puller
Darcídio de Oliveira
Production Manager
Pasquale Mauro
Production Manager
Miguel Angel Pedregal
Still Photographer
Gábor Földi
Assistant Camera
Georg Pfister
Camera Operator
Léo Victor
Dialogue
Arlete Lester
Continuity
Gilberto Costa
Sound Editor
Vantoir Machado
Assistant Editor
João Maria dos Santos
Production Design
Abigail Martinelli
Makeup Artist
Amedeo Riva
Sound
Remo Usai
Original Music Composer
Özen Sermet
Director of Photography
Ismar Porto
Editor
Orlando Villar
Antônio Cirilo Costa
Fábio Sabag
Emiliano Ribeiro
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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