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Lucio Flavio (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Lucio Flavio' is a 1977 Brazilian film directed by Hctor Babenco based on the book of the same name by Jos Louzeiro, who co-wrote the screenplay. It stars Reginaldo Faria as Lcio Flvio, a famous bandit in Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s. Babenco did not want to limit the story to Lcio Flvio, and stated it was also a film about Esquadro da Morte, a death squad from the 1960s.
Cast
*Reginaldo Faria as Lcio Flvio
*Ana Maria Magalhes as Janice
*Grande Otelo as Dondinho
*Ivan Cndido as Bechara
*Lady Francisco as Lgia
*Milton Gonalves as 132
*Paulo Csar Perio as Dr. Moretti
*Stepan Nercessian
*Jos Dumont
Release and reception
It premiered on November 22, 1977 at the 1st So Paulo International Film Festival, where it was elected the Best Film by the audience. In February 1978, it won the Best Actor (Faria), Best Supporting Actor (Cndido), Best Cinematography and Best Editing awards at the Gramado Film Festival. The film also entered the Taormina Film Fest, where it won the Best Actor Award. It debuted on the commercial circuit with 100 copies, breaking 'King Kong's 81, on February 27, 1978. As of November 2014, 'Lucio Flavio' was the sixth most-watched Brazilian film with an audience of 5,401,325.
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