Runnin' After Love

Dec 23, 1978

1h 30m

★ 5.1

The victim has fallen in love with the criminal, but which one is the victim in this story?

Overview

Beto, a young gigolo playboy, convinces his friends to break into a house to rape Marlene, a wealthy woman. They can not complete the mission, but the woman fall in love with Beto, who returns to become her lover. The case of the two, eventually involving the husband of Marlene, causes problems that the two can't solve.

Genres

Thriller

Crime

Production Companies

Embrafilme

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Cast

Marlene

Bibi Vogel

Beto

Wagner Montes

Delegado Costa

Jaime Barcellos

Nando

Osmar de Mattos

Ramiro

Fernando de Almeida

Rui

Roberto Faissal

Jandira

Darcy de Souza

Dingo

Sílvio Luiz

Giba

Ricardo Barros

Doutor Montello

Paulo Brandão

Paulinho

Ricardo Faissal

Serjão

Marcos André

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