The King of the Candle

2h 45m
Drama
4.8

Filming of the historical montage of Oswald de Andrade's play, where decadent millionaires, depraved children, corrupt and implacable capitalists are the characters interpreted by the Grupo Oficina, in a celebrated theatrical performance from 1967, fundamentally recorded in 1971 and released only in the 1980s.

Cast

Maria Alice Vergueiro
Dona Cesarina
Renato Borghi
Abelardo Primeiro
Henriqueta Brieba
Dona Poloquinha
José Wilker
Abelardo Segundo
Esther Góes
Heloísa de Lesbos
Carlos Gregório
Totó Fruta do Conde
Ítala Nandi
Heloisa de Lesbos
Caetano Veloso
Unknown
Tessy Callado
João dos Divãs
Cláudio MacDowell
Perdigoto
Sílvia Werneck
Filha do americano
Flávio São Thiago
Americano
Edgar Pedreira Ferreira
Unknown
Renato Dobal
Índio dos Biscoitos Aymoré
Celso Luccas
Unknown
Werner Penzel
Unknown
Flora
Unknown
Lena
Unknown

Crew

Noilton Nunes
Director
José Celso Martinez Corrêa
Director
Carlos Ebert
Writer, Producer
Guel Arraes
Editor
Pedro Farkas
Director of Photography
Jom Tob Azulay
Sound Director
Tadeu Jungle
Title Designer
Oswald de Andrade
Original Story, Theatre Play

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