Garrincha, A alegria do povo

  • Joaquim Pedro Andrade
  • 1963
  • Brazil
  • 58 minutes
  • Portuguese
  • DR
    DR

This film portrays Mané Garrincha, the bow-legged football player who enthralled Brazilian spectators. The successful footballer is nevertheless a prisoner to one-sided contracts and is subjected to a series of constraints, with no guarantee of finally escaping the destitute life from which he rose to fame.

  • Production : Luiz Carlos Barreto
  • Editing : Nelo Melli
  • Photography : David Neves; Mário Carneiro