A Matadeira
0
1994-01-02
Canudos was a small village in northeastern Brazil, founded by the messianic leader Antônio Conselheiro and massacred by a powerful army until the death of the last of its 30,000 inhabitants, on October 5, 1897. The film tells the story of the Canudos massacre from an English cannon, nicknamed by the backlands people "A Matadeira", which was transported by twenty teams of oxen through the backlands to fire a single shot.
Watch Trailer
OVERVIEW
VIDEOS
PHOTOS
WATCH
Storyline
Canudos was a small village in northeastern Brazil, founded by the messianic leader Antônio Conselheiro and massacred by a powerful army until the death of the last of its 30,000 inhabitants, on October 5, 1897. The film tells the story of the Canudos massacre from an English cannon, nicknamed by the backlands people "A Matadeira", which was transported by twenty teams of oxen through the backlands to fire a single shot.
Released
1994-01-02
Runtime
16
Director
Jorge Furtado
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Genres
Documentary
War
History
Language
English
Production
Casa de Cinema de Porto Alegre
Casts
Pedro Cardoso
Pedro Cardoso
Antônio Carlos Falcão
Antônio Carlos FalcãoBen Berardi
Ben BerardiCarlos Palombini
Carlos PalombiniDavid Camargo
David CamargoDejayr Figueira
Dejayr FigueiraIrani Zucato
Irani ZucatoNelson Ebelt
Nelson EbeltRégius Brandão
Régius Brandão
Roberto Birindelli
Roberto BirindelliZé da Terreira
Zé da TerreiraDébora Finocchiaro
Débora Finocchiaro
Lisa Becker
Lisa BeckerCarlos Cunha Filho
Carlos Cunha Filho