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2 videodiscs (118 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pamphlet (folded : illustrations ; 19 cm)
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Criterion collection #1225
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1964
After killing his swindling boss, ranch hand Manoel goes on the run with his wife, Rosa. In the stark hinterlands, they join forces with armed bandits and pledge allegiance to a self-styled holy man who preaches revolt against rich landowners while perpetrating unspeakable acts of violence against the innocent
Full screen (1.37:1)
Special features: New 4K digital restoration; Audio commentary by restoration producer Lino Meireles; New interview with film scholar Richard Peña; Glauber the movie, labyrinth of Brazil (2003), a documentary on director Glauber Rocha; Cinema Novo (2016), a documentary on the Brazilian film movement; Memória do cangaço (1964), a short documentary on the origins of cangaço, a form of social banditry in northeastern Brazil; Trailer; Essay by film scholar Fábio Andrade
Editor, Rafael Valverde ; music, Sergio Ricardo ; cinematography, Waldemar Lima
Yoná Magalhães, Othon Bastos, Mauricio Do Valle, Lidio Silva, Sonia Dos Humildes, Geraldo Del Rey
DVD; NTSC, region 1; mono; Dolby audio
Portuguese dialogue; English subtitles