João and the Knife (A Faca e o Rio) 52 years old

João and the Knife

Against all advice, a destitute Brazilian old man marries a nineteen-year-old girl. Because he can’t give her any children, he moves to the interior to make money, so she will at least have a good life. When he returns, he is told she has a three-year-old daughter. He buys himself a knife. Suspense movie with a combination of ethnography, adventure and dramatic action, based on a poem by the Brazilian writer Odylo Costa Filho.

Credits

João and the Knife Cast

Name Character
Jofre Soares He was 53, 77 years old when he died as João

João and the Knife Crew

Name Department
Jan de Bont as Director of Photography. He was 28 (now 80) years old Camera
João and the Knife poster
João and the Knife (52 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, April 01, 1972
  • Runtime: 96 minutes