Carlos Manga

Directing

Carlos Manga

Born January 6, 1928 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Died September 17, 2015 · aged 87

Carlos Manga (6 January 1928 – 17 September 2015) was a Brazilian film director. He directed 25 films between 1952 and 1986.

Known For

Two StoriesTwo Stories · 1960
Two Stories
★ 9.01960
MovieComedy
Cacareco is a clumsy worker at a dry cleaners who constantly causes losses for his boss, the Portuguese Rebuçado. One day, he receives a package from his relatives in the north: Maria do Socorro, his goddaughter. Pursuing his dream of working in television, Socorro ends up involving Cacareco in numerous disputes, including fights, robberies, and gambling in an underground casino.
Papai FanfarrãoPapai Fanfarrão · 1956
Papai Fanfarrão
★ 8.01956
MovieComedy
Esse Milhão é Meu!Esse Milhão é Meu! · 1959
Esse Milhão é Meu!
★ 10.01959
MovieMusicComedy
CupimCupim · 1959
Cupim
★ 9.01959
MovieComedy
Tristão dos Prazeres is a television consultor who is very popular amongst married women. In his show, he defends his theory that jealousy is a small feeling, a "termite" that destroys relationships. However, once he suspects his wife to be cheating on him, he gets enraged and sends his butler to investigate.
A Dupla do BarulhoA Dupla do Barulho · 1953
A Dupla do Barulho
★ 9.01953
MovieComedy
Tonico and Tião are two vaudevillian artists who travel across Brazil in search of fame and success. A crisis hits the duo when Tião gets tired of being a setup for Tonico's jokes in their numbers and leaves the troupe.
O Homem do SputnikO Homem do Sputnik · 1959
O Homem do Sputnik
★ 6.81959
MovieComedy
An UFO that could be the Russian satellite Sputnik falls on a hillbilly's hencoop.
Nem Sansão Nem DalilaNem Sansão Nem Dalila · 1955
Nem Sansão Nem Dalila
★ 6.31955
MovieComedyScience Fiction
Barber's jeep crash against crazy scientist's house, where the latter was building a time-machine. The crash triggers the machine, taking them to Gaza kingdom, circa 1153 B.C., where they get involved in many funny situations. Spoof of Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah
E o Espetáculo ContinuaE o Espetáculo Continua · 1959
E o Espetáculo Continua
★ 10.01959
MovieComedy

Filmography

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Tower of BabelTower of Babel · 1998
Tower of Babel
★ 6.51998
SeriesSoapDrama
The former expert in fireworks, José Clementino gets a job as a bricklayer in the construction of a magnificent shopping center, one of the many works carried out by the construction engineer, César Toledo. During the feast of the ridge, where engineers and workers gather to celebrate the laying of the slab work, Clementino's wife flirts with several men. At one point, when he gives for the missing woman, Mason goes looking for her and is in a far corner of the building having sex with two men. Overcome with rage, Clementino kills his wife and one of the men paddle strokes. The family hears the screams and Toledo contains Clementino, with the help of a group of workers. Shocked by the violence of the employee, the employer called the police, and even later, an indictment against him at trial. His testimony is crucial to the conviction of Clementino, to discover their terrible crimes and audacious, which is a court suspicious.

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