The Drunkard

Aug 28, 1946

2h 5m

★ 5.1

The human story of a man who loved and suffered

Overview

A good-hearted man, betrayed by his wife and friends, fakes his death and takes up a new identity, as a nameless, wandering drunkard.

Genres

Drama

Music

Production Companies

Cinédia

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Cast

Gilberto Silva

Vicente Celestino

Marieta

Alice Archambeau

José

Rodolfo Arena

Primo Rêgo

Walter D'Ávila

Ébrio amigo

Manoel Vieira

Padre Simão

Victor Drumond

Lola

Júlia Dias

Primo Leão

José Mafra

Salomé

Marilú Dantas

Maria das Neves

Jacy de Oliveira

Narrador

Luiz Braga Jr.

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