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Garrincha, A alegria do povo

Joaquim Pedro Andrade
1963 Brazil 58 minutes Portuguese

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

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