The Seven Headed Lion
| The Seven Headed Lion | |
|---|---|
 German poster | |
| Directed by | Glauber Rocha |
| Produced by |
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| Written by |
Glauber Rocha Gianni Amico |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Baden Powell |
| Edited by |
Eduardo Escorel Glauber Rocha |
Production company |
Polifilm Claude Antoine Filmes Mapa Filmes |
| Distributed by | Animatógrafo |
Release dates | 1970 |
Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country |
France Italy Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
The Seven Headed Lion (original title:Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças) or The Lion with the Seven Heads is a 1970 French-Italian-Brazilian film directed by Glauber Rocha. It was shot on location in Brazzaville, the Congo during the time Rocha was exiled.[1][2]
Plot
In the late 1960s, a white preacher in Africa announces the world is due to end soon as he has captured an emissary of the devil. Rather than an emissary, the man is a Latin American revolutionary who supports the local liberation movement. The man escapes from the preacher and contacts a local liberation leader and offers him assistance in the local's fight against Imperialism.
Cast
- Rada Rassimov as Marlene
- Giulio Brogi as Pablo
- Gabriele Tinti as American Agent
- Jean-Pierre Léaud as Preacher
- Reinhard Kolldehoff as Governor
- Aldo Bixio as Mercenary
- Baiack as Zumbi
- Hugo Carvana as Portuguese
References
- ↑ Mendonça, Luís (2012-09-13). "Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças (1970) de Glauber Rocha" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 03-02-2014. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - ↑ "O Leão de Sete Cabeças" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
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