

Brazil, the 1920s. The sadistic colonel Minas massacres the hometown of a famous cangaceiro (a kind of revolutionary bandit). The only survivor is a young farmer called Espedito; he is nursed back to health by a hermit who thinks he has been sent by God and therefore baptizes him the Redeemer. Espedito/The Redeemer forms his own gang of cangaceiros but doesn’t really understand what he’s doing until he befriends the proverbial European intellectual, a Dutch Oil prospector, who introduces him to important people. Espedito is hired by the Dutchman and a corrupt local governor, but then the Dutchman changes sides …
Ratings
3.5
Cast

Tomas Milian
Espedito/Miguein "The Redeemer"

Ugo Pagliai
Vicenzo

Howard Ross
Vincent Helfer/Hoffman

Eduardo Fajardo
Governor Branco

Leo Anchóriz
Colonel Minas
Mário Gusmão
Black Devil
Alfredo Santacruz

Jesús Guzmán
Claudio Scarchilli
José Carlos Farias
Bernardete Dinorá de Carvalho
M. de Moura
Irio Fantini

Quinto Gambi
Pedro
Aldo Gasparri
Bob Leo

Goffredo Unger
Crew
Director
Set Decoration
Editor
Cinematography
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Details
Release Date
1969-12-23
Runtime
102 min
Original Language
Italian
Languages
Italian
Production Companies
Producciones Cinematográficas D.I.A.
Medusa Distribuzione
Tritone Cinematografica
Countries
Spain
Italy
Genres
Western