Adventurer's Fate

1958 film

December 19, 1958 (1958-12-19)

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Running time

88 minutesCountryBrazilLanguagePortuguese

Adventurer's Fate (Portuguese: A Sina do Aventureiro) is a 1958 Brazilian western film written, directed by, and starring José Mojica Marins.^[2]^[3] Marins is also known by his alter ego Zé do Caixão (in English, Coffin Joe).

Plot

After running away from a shoot out, the outlaw Jaime falls to the edge of a river, where he is helped by two beautiful young women. He becomes involved romantically with Dorinha, daughter of a farmer and, because of his love for her, kills her father. When escaping the arrest, Jaime has to face Xavier, a bloodthirsty outlaw who plans to avenge the father of Dorinha. Marins appears as Gregorio, a gunman of the flock of Xavier. Marins also wrote the lyrics of the ten songs of the soundtrack. In 1964, the film was relaunched with an extra dose of sex, having included a new scenes with about ten minutes in the brothel.^[2]

Cast

Acácio de Lima
Alaert Leão
Amids Martinez
Augusto de Cervantes
Enibalú
Graveto
José Mojica Marins as Gregorio
Mário Lima
Ruth Ferreira
Shirley Alves
Tônia Eletra

References

^ "A Sina do Aventureiro" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "A Sina do Aventureiro" (in Portuguese). UOL.com. 2006. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
^ "Sina de Aventureiro". IMDb. Retrieved 2009-01-04.