The Red Light Bandit
| The Red Light Bandit | |
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| File:OBandidoDaLuzVermelha.jpg | |
| O Bandido da Luz Vermelha | |
| Directed by | Rogério Sganzerla |
| Starring | Paulo Villaça Helena Ignez Luiz Linhares |
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Release dates
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1968 |
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Running time
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92 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
The Red Light Bandit (Portuguese:O Bandido da Luz Vermelha) is a 1968 Brazilian crime film directed by Rogério Sganzerla, inspired by the crimes of the burglar João Acácio Pereira da Costa, known as the "Bandido da Luz Vermelha".[1] The film is a representative work of cinema marginal. Sganzerla was 21 years old when he directed it.[2]
A sequel directed by Ícaro Martins and Helena Ignez, widow of Sganzerla, was released in 2010: Luz nas Trevas - A Volta do Bandido da Luz Vermelha.[3]
Synopsis
Jorge, a São Paulo house burglar, nicknamed by the press the "Red Light Bandit", baffles the police by using peculiar techniques. Always carrying a red flashlight, he rapes his victims, have long dialogues with them and makes daring escapes to after spend the profits of his crimes.
He has an affair with the femme fatale Janete Jane, meets other burglars, a corrupt politician and gets betrayed. Pursued and cornered, he commits suicide.
Cast
- Paulo Villaça.... Jorge,the Red Light Bandit
- Helena Ignez.... Janete Jane
- Sérgio Hingst.... millionaire
- Luiz Linhares.... police officer Cabeção
- Sônia Braga.... victim
- Ítala Nandi
- Hélio Aguiar.... narrator
- Mara Duval.... female narrator
- Pagano Sobrinho.... J.B. da Silva
- Roberto Luna.... Lucho Gatica
- Sérgio Mamberti.... taxi passenger
- Carlos Reichenbach.... man who exits the movie theater with a camera in hand
- Renato Consorte....TV host
- Maurice Capovilla.... gangster
- Neville de Almeida
- Miriam Mehler.... vítima
- Lola Brah
Awards and nominations
1968 Festival de Brasília (Brazil)
- Won Best Costume, Best Director,Best Montage and Best Film .
