Assault on the Pay Train

Sep 2, 1962

1h 42m

★ 8.0

Overview

Based on true events in Rio de Janeiro, in 1960, when a gang having the infamous outlaw Tião Medonho as a leader performed a sensational railroad hold-up on a train carrying a small fortune.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Herbert Richers

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Cast

Tião Medonho

Eliezer Gomes

Grilo Peru

Reginaldo Faria

Delegado

Jorge Dória

Tonho

Átila Iório

Cachaça

Grande Otelo

Judith

Ruth de Souza

Zulmira

Luiza Maranhão

Marta

Helena Ignez

Edgar's Wife

Dirce Migliaccio

Edgar

Miguel Rosenberg

Lino

Clementino Kelé

Miguel's tenant

Oswaldo Louzada

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