The Welles Raft

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Production countries: Brazil
Origin countries: Brazil
Language: Portuguese
Spoken: English, Portuguese
Production: Iluminura Filmes
Budget: N/A
Revenue: N/A

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Production countries: Brazil
Origin countries: Brazil
Language: Portuguese
Spoken: English, Portuguese
Production: Iluminura Filmes
Budget: N/A
Revenue: N/A

documentary filmmakingpetrus cariry

The Welles Raft 10

Released Documentary

23 Jun, 2022 1h 15min

The Welles Raft 10

Released Documentary

23 Jun, 2022 1h 15min

Directed by Petrus Cariry, Firmino Holanda

A documentary about Orson Welles days in Brazil in 1942.

The raft man Manuel Jacaré was swallowed by the sea when Orson Welles was filming It's All True in 1942. The fact evokes memories of the dictatorship of the Estado Novo, of World War II, of Ceará fishermen's struggle for labor rights and housing in their traditional space - target of real estate speculation.

Directed by Petrus Cariry, Firmino Holanda

A documentary about Orson Welles days in Brazil in 1942.

The raft man Manuel Jacaré was swallowed by the sea when Orson Welles was filming It's All True in 1942. The fact evokes memories of the dictatorship of the Estado Novo, of World War II, of Ceará fishermen's struggle for labor rights and housing in their traditional space - target of real estate speculation.

Orson Welles

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Himself (Archive Footage)

70 yrs

Helena Ignez

Herself

87 yrs

Grande Otelo

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Himself (Archive Footage)

78 yrs

Richard Wilson

†

Himself (Archive Footage)

75 yrs

Catherine L. Benamou

Herself (Archive Footage)

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