Ganga Zumba (1963)
The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.
- Date of release
- 1963-04-16
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Director
- Carlos Diegues
Casting
- Antônio Pitanga — Ganga Zumba / Antão
- Léa Garcia — Cipriana
- Eliezer Gomes — Anoroba
- Luiza Maranhão — Dandara
- Jorge Coutinho
- Zózimo Bulbul
- Cartola — Salustiano
- Procópio Mariano
- Waldir Onofre
- Ruy Polanah
- Álvaro Pérez
- Tereza Rachel — Senhora Pieró
Interesting facts
Ganga Zumba is a Brazilian film made in 1963 by Carlos Diegues and released in the USA in 1972 about slavery in Brazil. It portrays the escape of a group of slaves who hope to bring the next leader to the Quilombo dos Palmares. Its soundtrack was composed by Moacir Santos and played by Nara Leão, with African rituals and dance performed by the Sons of Gandhy group. It was filmed in accurate locations as proposed by the Cinema Novo. Also present in the movie were the musicians Cartola and Dona Zica.
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