The Red Light Bandit

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The Red Light Bandit

"A third world western"

1968

1h 32m

7.7(64 votes)

Thriller

Crime

Overview

Born and raised in the misery of Brazilian slums, Jorge becomes a luxury house burglar in São Paulo and gets nicknamed "The Red Light Bandit" by the sensationalist press. In addition to wearing a red flashlight, he talks to his hostages in an irreverent tone and makes bold breakthroughs to later spend the money extravagantly. His world is the decadent neighbourhood of Boca do Lixo.

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48 members

Acting

Paulo Villaça

Jorginho, o Bandido da Luz Vermelha

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Luiz Linhares

Delegado Cabeção

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Helena Ignez

Janete Jane

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Pagano Sobrinho

J.B. da Silva

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Roberto Luna

Lucho Gatico

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José Marinho

Tarzan

Writing

Ezequiel Neves

Repórter

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Sérgio Mamberti

Homossexual

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Renato Consorte

Apresentador de Telejornal

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Maria Carolina Withaker

Unknown Role

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Paula Ramos

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Sérgio Hingst

Milionário

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Lenoir Bittencourt

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Lola Brah

Grã-fina Misteriosa

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Luís Alberto

Unknown Role

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Antônio Lima

Gangster

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Miriam Mehler

Vítima

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Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias

Criminoso da Praça da República

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Júlio Calasso Jr.

Unknown Role

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Maurice Capovila

Gangster

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Neville D'Almeida

Unknown Role

Crew

Armando Barreto

Unknown Role

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Carlos Reichenbach

Gangster / Espectador no Cinema

Production

José Alberto Reis

Unknown Role

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Renata Souza Dantas

Vítima

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José Lopes

Unknown Role

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Ítala Nandi

Unknown Role

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Carlos Henrique

Unknown Role

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Gaúcho

Unknown Role

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Wladislaw Jedrow

Unknown Role

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Carlos Farah

Unknown Role

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Arnaldo Weiss

Unknown Role

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Lúcia Rocha

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Dulce Maia

Unknown Role

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Sônia Braga

Victim (as Sonia Braga)

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Júlio Grimberg

Unknown Role

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Tonicão

Unknown Role

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Dalva de Castro

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Mara Lisi

Unknown Role

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Maurice Segall

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Dolly Sollar

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Perillo

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Costume & Make-Up

Liliana Pacheco

Unknown Role

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Maria Esther Stockler

Unknown Role

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Oduvaldo Batista

Unknown Role

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Hélio Aguiar

Narrador

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Mara Duval

Narradora

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Rogério Sganzerla

Man in the theater (uncredited)

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