Chronicle of Good Hoodlums

Mar 14, 1984

1h 18m

★ 5.7

Overview

This exaggerated mockery of crime cinema tells the story of a gang lead by "Renato, o pacíficio" (Renato, the peaceful) and their attempt to steal precious jewels from the Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon. The weapon of choice? Bees!

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Tobis Portuguesa

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Cast

Silvino Bitoque

Duarte Nuno

Pedro Justiceiro

Nicolau Breyner

Adelaide Magrinha

Maria do Céu Guerra

Renato

João Perry

Arnaldo Figurante

Paulo de Carvalho

Marlene

Lia Gama

Doutor Flávio

Pedro Bandeira-Freire

Chefe da Polícia

António Assunção

Lina Despachada

Zita Duarte

Carlos

Virgílio Castelo

Dinita

Anamar

Psiquiatra

Jorge Listopad

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