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The Beggars

The first comedy of Cinema Novo

A young female fugitive escapes from a juvenile institution (the Child Assistance Service) and joins a group of poor beggars with the intention of finding a potential partner to marry in order to avoid her return to that place.

1h 22m1963TMDb 9.0

ComedyDrama

Portuguese

Crew and Cast

Flávio MigliaccioFlávio MigliaccioDirectorVanja OricoVanja OricoFábio SabagFábio SabagOswaldo LoureiroOswaldo Loureiro
Andrey SalvadorEduardo CoutinhoEduardo CoutinhoOduvaldo Vianna FilhoOduvaldo Vianna FilhoRenato ConsorteRenato ConsorteRuy GuerraRuy GuerraAntonio Carlos da FontouraAntonio Carlos da FontouraCecil ThiréCecil ThiréDirce MigliaccioDirce MigliaccioHaroldo de OliveiraHaroldo de OliveiraJoel BarcellosJoel BarcellosLeon HirszmanLeon Hirszman
Pedro CamargoArmando CostaArmando Costa

Storyline

A young female fugitive escapes from a juvenile institution (the Child Assistance Service) and joins a group of poor beggars with the intention of finding a potential partner to marry in order to avoid her return to that place.

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Info

Original title
Os Mendigos
Status
Released
Released
21 December 1963
Runtime
1h 22m
TMDB score
9.0 / 10 (1 votes)

Production

Director
Flávio Migliaccio
Writers
Flávio Migliaccio
Studios
Satélite Filmes
Countries
Brazil

Languages

Original
Portuguese
Spoken
Portuguese