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John, the Knife and the River ()

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  • Country: ,
  • Genres: ,
  • Release: 1972-10-05
  • Director: George Sluizer
  • Writers: Odylo Costa Filho , George Sluizer
  • Language: Portuguese
  • Stars: Joffre Soares , Ana Maria Miranda , Joao-Augusto Azevedo , Douglas Santos , João Batista , Áurea Campos
  • Runtime: 96 min
  • Awards: 2 nominations
  • AKA: A Faca E o Rio (Brazil) , João i nóż (Poland) , João en het mes , João and the Knife , A Faca e o Rio (Brazil) , John, the Knife and the River (United States of America)
  • Plot:

    Against all advice, a destitute Brazilian old man marries a nineteen-year-old girl. Because he can’t give her any children, he moves to the interior to make money, so she will at least have a good life. When he returns, he is told she has a three-year-old daughter. He buys himself a knife. Suspense movie with a combination of ethnography, adventure and dramatic action, based on a poem by the Brazilian writer Odylo Costa Filho.

  • IMDB:tt0068779
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