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The Wages of Death

The Wages of Death

1971 · 80 min · ★ 7.5 · Crime, Drama

In a city in the Brazilian northeastern backwoods, the political chief is assassinated by a professional gunman. From there, the city begins to live the climate of the event. The killer, concealed by important people, is hidden in the house of a humble family. Time passes and the gunslinger leaves his hiding place, being killed soon after. Also the family that hid the criminal is assassinated, as well as the judge who was conducting the investigation of the murder of the political chief.

Directed by Linduarte Noronha · Written by Antônio Barreto Neto

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