The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga (Portuguese: A Hora e Vez de Augusto Matraga) is a 1965 Brazilian crime drama film directed by Roberto Santos, based on the short story of the same name by João Guimarães Rosa.
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Cast
Leonardo Villar as Augusto Matraga
Joffre Soares as Joaozinho Bem Bem
Maria Ribeiro as Dionorá
Maurício do Valle as Priest
Flávio Migliaccio as Quim Recadeiro
Solano Trindade
Antonio Carnera as Major Consilvo
Ivan De Souza as Jurumim
Emmanuel Cavalcanti as João Lomba
Reception
The film won the Best Film Award and Leonardo Villar won the Best Actor Award at the 1st Festival de Brasília. It was entered into the 1966 Cannes Film Festival.