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Summary:

After killing his swindling boss, ranch hand Manoel goes on the run with his wife, Rosa. In the stark hinterlands, they join forces with armed bandits and pledge allegiance to a self-styled holy man who preaches revolt against rich landowners while perpetrating unspeakable acts of violence against the innocent. Set in 1938 in the desert regions of Brazil.

Table of Contents:

• Blu-ray one
• Blu-ray two.

Contributors:

Rocha, Glauber , film director, screenwriter

Mendes, Luiz Augusto , film producer

Magalhães, Yoná, 1935- , actor

Bastos, Othon , actor

Valle, Mauricio do, 1928-1994 , actor

Silva, Lidio , actor

Humildes, Sonia dos , actor

Rey, Geraldo del , actor

Villa-Lobos, Heitor , composer

Ricardo, Sérgio , composer

Lima, Waldemar , director of photography

Andrade, Fábio (Film critic) , writer of accompanying material

Copacabana Filmes , production company

Criterion Collection (Firm) , publisher

Languages:

Portuguese
English

Language Notes:

Dialogue in Portuguese; subtitles in English.

Main Work:

Deus e o diabo na terra do sol (Motion picture)

Included Works:

Glauber o filme, labirinto do Brasil (Motion picture)

Cinema novo (Motion picture)

Memória do cangaço (Motion picture)

Related Series:

Criterion collection; [volume] 1225

Alternate Titles:

Title translation: Black god, white devil

Subjects:

Cults — Brazil — 20th century — Drama

Outlaws — Brazil — 20th century — Drama

Poor — Brazil — Drama

Brazil — Social life and customs — Drama

Genres:

Motion pictures

Crime films

Action and adventure films

Historical films

Feature films

Fiction films

System Details:

Blu-ray; region A; monoaural sound.

Performers:

Cast: Geraldo Del Rey, Yoná Magalhães, Othon Bastos, Maurício Do Valle, Lidio Silva, Sonia Dos Humildes.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Waldemar Lima ; music, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Sérgio Ricardo, Glauber Rocha ; editor, Rafael Justo Valverde.

General Notes:

Description based on: Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1964.
Full screen (1.37:1).
Special features on disc 1: New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; Audio commentary by restoration producer Lino Meireles; Memória do cangaço (1964), a short documentary on the origins of cangaço, a form of social banditry in northeastern Brazil; New interview with film scholar Richard Peña -- on disc 2: Labirinto Glauber, o filme do Brasil = Glauber the movie, labyrinth of Brazil (2003 ; 98 min.), a documentary on director Glauber Rocha; Cinema Novo (2016 ; 93 min.), a documentary on the Brazilian film movement; Trailer -- on insert: plus an essay by film scholar Fábio Andrade.

Physical Description:

2 videodiscs (118 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; mono; sound

Film Characteristics:

1.37:1; full screen

Digital Characteristics:

video file; Blu-ray; region A

Call Numbers:

BLA 1964 BLU

ISBNs:

9798886071610

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 715515299114
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection: CC3575BD (container)
Publisher Number, The Criterion Collection: CC3575BD-1 (disc 1)
Publisher Number, The Criterion Collection: CC3575BD-2 (disc 2)

OCLC Numbers:

1434260830