Hei de Vencer (partially found Brazilian drama film; 1924)

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One scene from the film.

Status: Partially Found

Hei de Vencer (I'm Going to Win in English) is a 1924 Brazilian drama film directed by Luiz de Barros. The film featured Anésia Pinheiro Machado, a very famous aviator at the time. Premiered on December 24, 1924 at the Cinema Parisiense.[1]

It was a co-production between Guanabara Filme from Rio do Janeiro and Pátria Filme from São Paulo. It was sold to the Uruguayan distributor Robert Natalini, for exhibition throughout the Latin American market.[2]

Main Cast

  • Paulo Sulis as Alberto Junqueira
  • Antonio Sorrentino as Ernesto Guimarães
  • Manoel F. Araújo as Jaime Fonseca

Plot

Night guard Alberto, whose greatest ambition was to be a reporter, tries to clear a friend accused of a crime. With the help of his friend Ernesto, he investigates the events linked to the crime and is pursued by the real criminal.

Jaime, the bandit, before dying confesses to the crime, after a plane chase in which he fell to the ground, with Ernesto in pursuit. Ernesto had moved from one plane to another, using a rope ladder and managed to stay attached to the plane's wings, saving himself. The film also featured airplane stunt scenes.[3]

Availability

It was believed that only images from the film had survived, but in the documentary "Anésia - Um Voo No Tempo" fragments of a mysterious fictional film about airplanes are shown, after an analysis, it was concluded that the fragments were from Hei de Vencer.

Gallery

Documentary that shows fragments of the film, appears at 4:09, 4:28 and 5:53.

See Also

Luiz de Barros

Brazilian Films

References

  1. ↑ Hei de Vencer article on Cinemateca Brasileira.
  2. ↑ Dicionário Jurandyr Noronha de cinema brasileiro.
  3. ↑ Book Minhas Memórias de Cineasta, written by the director, Luiz de Barros.
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