The Welles Raft

06/23/2022

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1hr 15min

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Documentary

A documentary about Orson Welles days in Brazil in 1942.

STORY

The raft man Manuel Jacaré was swallowed by the sea when Orson Welles was filming It's All True in 1942. The fact evokes memories of the dictatorship of the Estado Novo, of World War II, of Ceará fishermen's struggle for labor rights and housing in their traditional space - target of real estate speculation.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Orson Welles
  • Helena Ignez
  • Grande Otelo
  • Richard Wilson
  • Catherine L. Benamou

    Directors

  • Petrus Cariry
  • Firmino Holanda

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Iluminura Filmes

    Production Countries

  • Brazil

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • Portuguese