Hércules 56

Nov 28, 2006

1h 34m

★ 5.8

Overview

Documentary featuring contemporary interviews with 5 of the revolutionary activists who kidnapped US ambassador Charles Embrick in August 1969 in Rio de Janeiro and some of the political prisoners who were freed from prison in exchange of the ambassador's liberty and flown out of Brazil to Mexico in an army cargo airplane "Hércules 56".

Genres

Documentary

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Cast

José Dirceu

Franklin Martins

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0.0

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6.7

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0.0

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No overview available.

6.2

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7.5

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7.2

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6.0

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0.0

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7.5

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7.7

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0.0

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0.0

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No overview available.

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