The Red Light Bandit

The Red Light Bandit (1968)

A third world western

Born and raised in the misery of Brazilian slums, Jorge becomes a luxury house burglar in São Paulo and gets nicknamed "The Red Light Bandit" by the sensationalist press. In addition to wearing a red flashlight, he talks to his hostages in an irreverent tone and makes bold breakthroughs to later spend the money extravagantly. His world is the decadent neighbourhood of Boca do Lixo.

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  • Release Date: 1968-12-02
  • Runtime: 1h 32min
  • Director: Rogério Sganzerla

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  • Cast

    • Paulo Villaça

      Jorginho, o Bandido da Luz Vermelha

    • Luiz Linhares

      Delegado Cabeção

    • Helena Ignez

      Janete Jane

    • Pagano Sobrinho

      J.B. da Silva

    • Roberto Luna

      Lucho Gatico

    • José Marinho

      Tarzan

    • Ezequiel Neves

      Repórter

    • Sérgio Mamberti

      Homossexual

    • Renato Consorte

      Apresentador de Telejornal

    • Maria Carolina Withaker

    • Paula Ramos

    • Sérgio Hingst

      Milionário

    • Lenoir Bittencourt

    • Lola Brah

      Grã-fina Misteriosa

    • Luís Alberto

    • Antônio Lima

      Gangster

    • Miriam Mehler

      Vítima

    • Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias

      Criminoso da Praça da República

    • Júlio Calasso Jr.

    • Maurice Capovila

      Gangster

    • Neville D'Almeida

    • Armando Barreto

    • Carlos Reichenbach

      Gangster / Espectador no Cinema

    • José Alberto Reis

    • Renata Souza Dantas

      Vítima

    • José Lopes

    • Ítala Nandi

    • Carlos Henrique

    • Gaúcho

    • Wladislaw Jedrow

    • Carlos Farah

    • Arnaldo Weiss

    • Lúcia Rocha

    • Dulce Maia

    • Sônia Braga

      Victim (as Sonia Braga)

    • Júlio Grimberg

    • Tonicão

    • Dalva de Castro

    • Mara Lisi

    • Maurice Segall

    • Dolly Sollar

    • Perillo

    • Liliana Pacheco

    • Maria Esther Stockler

    • Oduvaldo Batista

    • Hélio Aguiar

      Narrador

    • Mara Duval

      Narradora

    • Rogério Sganzerla

      Man in the theater (uncredited)