Macunaíma (film)
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Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Joaquim Pedro de Andrade |
| Written by | Joaquim Pedro de Andrade |
| Based on | Macunaíma by Mário de Andrade |
| Produced by | Joaquim Pedro de Andrade |
| Starring | Paulo José Grande Otelo Dina Sfat |
| Narrated by | Tite de Lemos |
| Cinematography | Guido Cosulich |
| Edited by | Eduardo Escorel |
| Music by | Jards Macalé Orestes Barbosa Sílvio Caldas Heitor Villa-Lobos |
Production companies | Difilm Filmes do Sêrro Grupo Filmes Condor Filmes |
| Distributed by | Difilm Condor Filmes Embrafilme |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Brazilian Portuguese |
Macunaíma [makũna'ĩmɐ] is a 1969 Brazilian comedy film directed by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, based on Mário de Andrade's novel of the same name. It was released in a dubbed version for American audiences in 1972 by New Line Cinema. On June 13 and July 12, 2005, European and Latin American syndicates of the TV5 network aired the film in its original Portuguese with French subtitles. It was rereleased internationally in 2009.