| Lucio Flavio | |
| Director: | Héctor Babenco |
| Starring: | Reginaldo Faria |
| Music: | John Neschling |
| Cinematography: | Lauro Escorel |
| Editing: | Sílvio Renoldi |
| Studio: | H. B. Filmes |
| Distributor: | Embrafilme |
| Runtime: | 125 minutes |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Language: | Portuguese |
Lucio Flavio[1] (Portuguese: '''Lúcio Flávio, o Passageiro da Agonia''') is a 1977 Brazilian film directed by Héctor Babenco based on the book of the same name by José Louzeiro, who co-wrote the screenplay. It stars Reginaldo Faria as Lúcio Flávio, a famous bandit in Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s.[2] Babenco did not want to limit the story to Lúcio Flávio, and stated it was also a film about Esquadrão da Morte, a death squad from the 1960s.[3]
It premiered on November 22, 1977 at the 1st São Paulo International Film Festival,[4] where it was elected the Best Film by the audience.[2] [3] In February 1978, it won the Best Actor (Faria), Best Supporting Actor (Cândido), Best Cinematography and Best Editing awards at the Gramado Film Festival.[5] The film also entered the Taormina Film Fest,[6] where it won the Best Actor Award.[4] It debuted on the commercial circuit with 100 copies, breaking King Kongs 81, on February 27, 1978.[3] [4] As of November 2014, Lucio Flavio was the sixth most-watched Brazilian film with an audience of 5,401,325.[7]