Companhia Cinematográfica Vera Cruz Explained
Companhia Cinematográfica Vera Cruz was an important Brazilian film studio founded in 1949 and closed in 1954. Located in São Bernardo do Campo, it was created by the industrialists Franco Zampari and Francisco Matarazzo Sobrinho. The company produced and coproduced more than 40 feature films, including O Cangaceiro, one of the most successful movies in Brazilian cinema's history.[1] [2] [3]
Films
- Painel - 1950 - short documentary directed por Lima Barreto
- Santuário - 1950 - short documentary directed by Lima Barreto
- Caiçara - 1950 - feature film directed by Adolfo Celi
- Ângela - 1951 - feature film directed by Abílio Pereira de Almeida and Tom Payne
- Terra é sempre terra - 1951 - feature film directed by Tom Payne
- - 1952 - feature film directed by Fernando de Barros
- Veneno - 1952 - feature film directed by Gianni Pons
- Tico-Tico no Fubá - 1952 - feature film directed by Adolfo Celi
- Sai da frente - 1952 - feature film directed by Abílio Pereira de Almeida
- Nadando em dinheiro - 1952 - feature film directed by Abílio Pereira de Almeida and Carlos Thiré
- Sinhá Moça - 1953 - feature film directed by Tom Payne
- A Família Lero-Lero - 1953 - feature film directed by Alberto Pieralise and Gustavo Nonnemberg
- O Cangaceiro - 1953 - feature film directed by Luciano Salce
- Uma Pulga na Balança - 1953 - feature film directed by Luciano Salce
- - 1953 - feature film directed by Ruggero Jacobbi
- Luz apagada - 1953 - feature film directed by Carlos Thiré
- Obras Novas - 1953 - short documentary about new installations in the Vera Cruz's studios
- - 1954 - feature film directed by Ugo Lombardi
- - 1954 - feature film directed by Flaminio Bollini Cerri
- - 1954 - feature film directed by Abílio Pereira de Almeida
- - 1954 - feature film directed by Luciano Salce
- - 1954 - full-length documentary directed by Lima Barreto
Notes and References
- Web site: Companhia Cinematográfica Vera Cruz — Revista Brasilis . pt . https://archive.today/20140508233217/http://revista.brasil.gov.br/personagens/eliane-lage/cinema . 8 May 2014 . dead . 14 November 2016.
- Web site: Companhia Cinematográfica Vera Cruz - Estúdio Cinematográfico Brasileiro - Parte 1 . pt . 2016-11-14 . 2014-05-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140512225726/http://www.tvsinopse.kinghost.net/art/c/vera-cruz1.htm . dead .
- Web site: November 5, 2009 . Metrópolis - 60 anos da Cia Cinematográfica Vera Cruz . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140512231816/https://mais.uol.com.br/view/xiddtuwnvlqs/metropolis--60-anos-da-cia-cinematografica-vera-cruz-04023672C4817366?types=A . May 12, 2014 . mais.uol.com.br . pt.
