O Garimpeiro (film)
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O Garimpeiro is a 1920
Brazil
ian silent drama film
directed by and starring Vittorio Capellaro
. It is based on the 1870s novel O Garimpeiro
by Bernardo Guimarães
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The film premiered on December 20, 1920 in Rio de Janeiro
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1920 in film
The year 1920 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks opens.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1920:U.S.A. unless stated*The $1,000,000 Reward...
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian silent drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by and starring Vittorio Capellaro
Vittorio Capellaro
Vittorio Capellaro was an Italian Brazilian film director, film producer, film actor, and screenwriter who worked in the Cinema of Brazil between 1915 and 1935.-Director filmography:* Inocência * O Guaraní...
. It is based on the 1870s novel O Garimpeiro
O Garimpeiro
O garimpeiro is a novel written by the Brazilian writer Bernardo Guimarães. It was first published in 1872.In 1920 it was made into a film titled O Garimpeiro ....
by Bernardo Guimarães
Bernardo Guimarães
Bernardo Joaquim da Silva Guimarães was a Brazilian poet and novelist. He is the author of the famous romances A Escrava Isaura and O Seminarista. He also introduced to the Brazilian poetry the "verso bestialógico" , poems whose verses are very nonsensical, although very metrical...
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The film premiered on December 20, 1920 in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
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