Samba in Berlin

Samba in Berlin
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Luiz de Barros
Written by	Luiz de Barros Adhemar Gonzaga
Produced by	Adhemar Gonzaga
Starring	Mesquitinha Laura Suarez Dercy Gonçalves Léo Albano
Cinematography	Afrodísio de Castro George Fanto
Edited by	Luiz de Barros Wilson Costa
Production company	Cinédia
Distributed by	Cinédia
Release date	22 February 1943 (1943-02-22)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese

Samba in Berlin (Portuguese: Samba em Berlim) is a 1943 Brazilian musical comedy film directed by Luiz de Barros and starring Mesquitinha, Laura Suarez and Dercy Gonçalves. It is a World War II film part of the popular tradition of chanchadas, aiming to poke fun at Nazi Germany with whom Brazil was now at war.^[1]

Cast

• Mesquitinha
• Laura Suarez
• Dercy Gonçalves
• Léo Albano
• Brandão Filho
• Manoel Rocha
• Grande Otelo
• Jesus Ruas
• Zbigniew Ziembinski
• Grijo Sobrinho
• Matilde Costa
• Túlio Berti

References

1. Dennison & Shaw p.71–72

Bibliography

• Dennison, Stephanie & Shaw, Lisa. Popular Cinema in Brazil. Manchester University Press, 2004.

External links

• Samba in Berlin at IMDb