The Red Light Bandit
O Bandido da Luz Vermelha
Release: 1968-12-02
·Runtime: 92m
·★ 7.7
Thriller
Crime
Born and raised in the misery of Brazilian slums, Jorge becomes a luxury house burglar in São Paulo and gets nicknamed "The Red Light Bandit" by the sensationalist press. In addition to wearing a red flashlight, he talks to his hostages in an irreverent tone and makes bold breakthroughs to later spend the money extravagantly. His world is the decadent neighbourhood of Boca do Lixo.
Production Countries
Brazil
Production Companies
Urano Filmes
Cast
Helena Ignez
as Janete Jane
Carlos Reichenbach
as Gangster / Espectador no Cinema
José Lopes
José Marinho
as Tarzan
Lola Brah
as Grã-fina Misteriosa
Dulce Maia
Ítala Nandi
Arnaldo Weiss
Paulo Villaça
as Jorginho, o Bandido da Luz Vermelha
Renato Consorte
as Apresentador de Telejornal
Miriam Mehler
as Vítima
Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias
as Criminoso da Praça da República
Luiz Linhares
as Delegado Cabeção
Ezequiel Neves
as Repórter
Sérgio Mamberti
as Homossexual
Maurice Capovila
as Gangster
Sérgio Hingst
as Milionário
Neville D'Almeida
Sônia Braga
as Victim (as Sonia Braga)
Pagano Sobrinho
as J.B. da Silva
Júlio Calasso Jr.
Rogério Sganzerla
as Man in the theater (uncredited)