Xica
| Xica | |
|---|---|
| Brazilian Portuguese | Xica da Silva |
| Directed by | Carlos Diegues |
| Written by | Antonio Callado Carlos Diegues |
| Based on | Xica da Silva by João Felício dos Santos |
| Produced by | Jarbas Barbosa Airton Correa Hélio Ferraz José Oliosi |
| Starring | Zezé Motta Walmor Chagas José Wilker Elke Maravilha Stepan Nercessian |
| Cinematography | José Medeiros |
| Edited by | Mair Tavares |
| Music by | Jorge Ben Jor Roberto Menescal |
Production companies | J.B. Produções Distrifilmes |
| Distributed by | Embrafilme |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
Xica (Portuguese: Xica da Silva) is a 1976 Brazilian comedy film directed and written by Carlos Diegues, based on the novel by João Felício dos Santos, which is a romanticized retelling of the true story of Chica da Silva, an 18th-century slave in Brazil, who attracts the attention of a powerful Portuguese land-owner and eventually rises into the Brazilian high society. The movie stars Zezé Motta, Walmor Chagas and José Wilker.
It was chosen as the Brazilian submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 49th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.