The Unscrupulous Ones

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The Unscrupulous Ones
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Ruy Guerra
Written byRuy Guerra
Miguel Torres
Produced byJosé Sanz
Gerson Tavares
Jece Valadão
StarringJece Valadão
Norma Bengell
Daniel Filho
CinematographyTony Rabatoni
Edited byNelo Melli
Zélia Feijó Costa
Music by Luís Bonfá
Production
companies
Magnus Filmes
Herbert Richers
Distributed bySinofilmes
Release date
  • 24 March 1962 (1962-03-24)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese

The Unscrupulous Ones (Portuguese : Os Cafajestes) is a 1962 Brazilian crime film directed by Ruy Guerra. [1] [2] It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. [3]

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References

  1. Sandra Brennan (2014). "Ruy Guerra – About This Person". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  2. "Directors". São Paulo International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  3. "IMDb.com: Awards for Os Cafajestes". imdb.com. Retrieved 7 February 2010.