| The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Roberto Santos | 
| Written by | Roberto Santos | 
| Based on | "A Hora e Vez de Augusto Matraga" by João Guimarães Rosa  | 
| Produced by | Luis Carlos Barreto | 
| Starring | Leonardo Villar Joffre Soares Maria Ribeiro Maurício do Valle  | 
| Cinematography | Hélio Silva | 
| Edited by | Silvio Renoldi | 
| Music by | Geraldo Vandré | 
Production company  | Luis Carlos Barreto Produções  | 
| Distributed by | Difilm Embrafilme Polifilmes  | 
Release dates  | 
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Running time  | 109 minutes | 
| Country | Brazil | 
| Language | Portuguese | 
The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga (Portuguese: A Hora e Vez de Augusto Matraga) is a 1965 Brazilian crime drama film directed by Roberto Santos, based on the short story of the same name by João Guimarães Rosa.[2]
Cast
- Leonardo Villar as Augusto Matraga
 - Joffre Soares as Joaozinho Bem Bem
 - Maria Ribeiro as Dionorá
 - Maurício do Valle as Priest
 - Flávio Migliaccio as Quim Recadeiro
 - Solano Trindade
 - Antonio Carnera as Major Consilvo
 - Ivan De Souza as Jurumim
 - Emmanuel Cavalcanti as João Lomba
 
Reception
The film won the Best Film Award and Leonardo Villar won the Best Actor Award at the 1st Festival de Brasília.[1] It was entered into the 1966 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Festival de Brasília do Cinema Brasileiro - Os Vencedores do Festival" (in Portuguese). Secretaria de Estado de Cultura. Archived from the original on 2 July 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
 - 1 2 "A Hora e Vez de Augusto Matraga" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
 - ↑ "Festival de Cannes: The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
 
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