El Justicero (1967)

Comedy

A shockingly irreverent follow-up to the rural austerity of Barren Lives, dos Santos’ Godardian social satire owes more than a nod to the self-conscious antics of the French New Wave. The pampered son of a general, El Justicero is a hipster playboy who fancies himself a James Bond/Jean Paul Sartre urban hero. “Archetypical” yet “full of contradictions,” he sees that justice is achieved for the disadvantaged while taking advantage of certain bourgeois perks. His exploits are closely followed and eventually directed by his biographer who decides a film is not only more lucrative than a book, but it gives him the luxury of reviewing previous scenes. Unlike Bond, El Jus eventually experiences an awakening which threatens to compromise the entertainment value and glamour of his life story. - Harvard Film Archive

Updated May 26 2020

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Runtime: 105 mins Rating: 5.0

Cast

José Wilker

Zózimo Bulbul

Arduíno Colassanti

Emmanuel Cavalcanti

Telma Reston

Márcia Rodrigues

Hugo Bidet

Adriana Prieto

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Crew

Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Director

Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Writer

Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Producer

Nello Melli

Editor

Luiz Carlos Lacerda

Assistant Director

Raimundo Higino

Editor

Raimundo Higino

Executive Producer

Hélio Silva

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El Justicero (1967)

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