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João and the Knife

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Director
  
George Sluizer

Screenplay
  
George Sluizer

Duration
  

Language
  
Portuguese

6.8/10
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Genre
  
Crime, Drama

Story by
  
Odylo Costa Filho

Country
  
Brazil

Joao and the Knife movie poster

Release date
  
5 October 1972 (1972-10-05)

Writer
  
Odylo Costa Filho (novel), George Sluizer

Initial release
  
October 5, 1972 (Netherlands)

Cast
  
Joffre Soares
,
Ana Maria Miranda
,
Joao-Augusto Azevedo
,
Joao-Augusto Azevedo
,
Douglas Santos
,
João Batista

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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.

Cast

  • Joffre Soares as João
  • Ana Maria Miranda as Maria
  • Joao-Augusto Azevedo as Judge
  • Douglas Santos as Zeferino
  • João Batista as Deodato
  • Áurea Campos as Dona Ana (as Aurea Souza Campos)

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    João and the Knife Wikipedia
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