The Battle of Canudos
The bloodiest war in the History of Brazil
1997 pt 170 minutes
Rating: 6.9
Plot
At the end of the 19th century, a poor family comes to the rural Canudos, a community led by Antônio Conselheiro, seen by many as a holy prophet. Their ways bother the powerful people of the region, and the newly founded Republic sends their army to destroy the settlement, which culminates in one of the bloodiest wars in the history of Brazil.
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Cast
Cláudia Abreu
Luíza
Marieta Severo
Penha
Paulo Betti
Zé Lucena
José Wilker
Antônio Conselheiro
José de Abreu
General Arthur Oscar de Andrade Guimarães
Selton Mello
Tenente Luís da Gama
Tonico Pereira
Cel. Antônio Moreira César
Roberto Bomtempo
Pedro Martins
Tuca Andrada
Arimateia
Dandara Guerra
Tereza
Jorge Neves
Toinho
Dody Só
Pajeú
Elias Mendonça
João Abade
Ernani Moraes
Vilanova
Orlando Vieira
Cel. Tamarindo
Eliezer de Almeida
Beatinho
Denise Weinberg
Margot
Camilo Bevilacqua
Solano
Jurandir de Oliveira
Firmino
Murilo Grossi
Antônio
Alexandre Dacosta
Rocha
Arlindo Bião
Haroldo
Carlos Petrovich
Retirante
Edlo Mendes
Jagunço
Elson Rosario
Cel. do Reforço
Inaldo Santana
Onofre
José Marinho
Barão
Lamartine Ferreira
Quirino
Lucien Paulo
Tupi
Marcelo Praddo
Fiscal
Mário Gadelha
Telex
Numa Pompilio
Major Matos
Paulo Ribeiro
Fazendeiro
Péricles Almeida
Geraldo
Selma Santos
Cafetina
