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O Pagador de Promessas (Portuguese pronunciation: [u paɡaˈdoʁ dʒi pɾoˈmɛsɐs], Keeper of Promises) is a 1962 Brazilian drama film directed by Anselmo Duarte. Duarte adapted the screenplay himself from the famous stage play written by Dias Gomes. Shot in Salvador, Bahia, it stars Leonardo Villar.
It won the Palme d'Or at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first (and to date the only) Brazilian film to achieve that feat. A year later, it also became the first Brazilian and South American film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Original Release
04/17/1962
US Release
03/24/1964
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Leonardo Villar | Zé do Burro / Donkey Jack |
| Glória Menezes | Rosa |
| Dionísio Azevedo | Olavo, the Priest |
| Geraldo Del Rey | Handsome / Bonitão |
| Roberto Ferreira | Dede / Dedé |
| Norma Bengell | Marly, the Prostitute |
| Othon Bastos | Reporter |
| Antônio Pitanga | Coca, the Capoeira Fighter / Coca, the capoeirista |
| Gilberto Marques | The Galicean / Galego |
| Milton Gaucho | Police Officer |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Leonardo Villar | Zé do Burro / Donkey Jack |
| Glória Menezes | Rosa |
| Dionísio Azevedo | Olavo, the Priest |
| Geraldo Del Rey | Handsome / Bonitão |
| Roberto Ferreira | Dede / Dedé |
| Norma Bengell | Marly, the Prostitute |
| Othon Bastos | Reporter |
| Antônio Pitanga | Coca, the Capoeira Fighter / Coca, the capoeirista |
| Gilberto Marques | The Galicean / Galego |
| Milton Gaucho | Police Officer |
| Enoch Torres | Police Inspector |
| Carlos Torres | Coca's Friend |
| João Di Sordi | Police Detective |
| Veveldo Diniz | Sexton |
| Maria Conceição | Auntie |
| Irenio Simoes | Editor |
| Walter da Silveira | Bishop |
| Napoleao Lopes Filho | Bishop |
| Cecília Rabelo | Zealot |
| Jurema Penna | Zealot |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Oswaldo Massaini | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1963 | Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
