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A Morte Comanda o Cangaço is a 1960 Brazilian Western action film directed by Carlos Coimbra and Walter Guimarães Motta. Shot in Pernambuco, it stars Alberto Ruschel, Aurora Duarte, and Milton Ribeiro in a fiction about cangaço. It was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival. The film was also selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 33rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Original Release
12/28/1960
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Alberto Ruschel | Raimundo Vieira |
| Milton Ribeiro | Captain Silvério |
| Maria Augusta Costa Leite | Dona Cidinha |
| Gilberto Marques | Coll. Nesinho |
| Ruth de Souza | Praying Woman |
| Lyris Castellani | Maria dos Anjos |
| Apolo Monteiro | |
| Edson França | Baraúna |
| José Mercaldi | Abdala |
| Leo de Avelar | Gibão |
Directors
Walter Guimares Motta, Carlos Coimbra
Writers
Walter Guimares Motta, Carlos Coimbra, Francisco Pereira da Silva
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Alberto Ruschel | Raimundo Vieira |
| Milton Ribeiro | Captain Silvério |
| Maria Augusta Costa Leite | Dona Cidinha |
| Gilberto Marques | Coll. Nesinho |
| Ruth de Souza | Praying Woman |
| Lyris Castellani | Maria dos Anjos |
| Apolo Monteiro | |
| Edson França | Baraúna |
| José Mercaldi | Abdala |
| Leo de Avelar | Gibão |
| Jean Lafront | |
| Reginaldo Bezerra | |
| Corumba | |
| Edgar Ferreira | Coruja |
| Wolney Figueira | |
| Marlene França | |
| Luiz Gonzaga | |
| Alvaro Holanda | |
| Raimundo Jeremias | |
| Camilo Sampaio |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Marcelo de Miranda Torres | Producer |
