Lucio Flavio (film)

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Lucio Flavio
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Héctor Babenco
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  • Carlos Alberto Diniz
  • Sérgio Othero de Freitas
  • Maranhão Torres
  • Sérgio Coelho
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Starring Reginaldo Faria
Music by John Neschling
Cinematography Lauro Escorel
Edited by Sílvio Renoldi
Production
company
H. B. Filmes
Distributed by Embrafilme
Release dates
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  • November 22, 1977 (1977-11-22) (SPIFF)
  • February 27, 1978 (1978-02-27) (theatrical release)
Running time
125 minutes
Country Brazil
Language Portuguese

Lucio Flavio[1] (Portuguese: Lúcio Flávio, o Passageiro da Agonia) is a 1977 Brazilian film directed by Hector Babenco based on the book of the same by José Louzeiro, who co-wrote the screenplay. It stars Reginaldo Faria as Lúcio Flávio, a famous bandit in Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s.[2] Babenco did not want to limit the story to Lúcio Flávio, and stated it was also a film about Esquadrão da Morte, a death squad from the 1960s.[3]

Cast

Release and reception

It premiered on November 22, 1977 at the 1st São Paulo International Film Festival,[4] where it was elected the Best Film by the audience.[2][3] In February 1978, it won the Best Actor (Faria), Best Supporting Actor (Cândido), Best Cinematography and Best Editing awards at the Gramado Film Festival.[5] The film also entered the Taormina Film Fest,[6] where it won the Best Actor Award.[4] It debuted on the commercial circuit with 100 copies, breaking King Kong's 81, on February 27, 1978.[3][4] As of November 2014, Lucio Flavio was the sixth most-watched Brazilian film with an audience of 5,401,325.[7]

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