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The Red Light Bandit

The Red Light Bandit

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 2, 1968

Runtime

1h 32m

Genres

Crime, Thriller

User Score

75%

Original Title

O Bandido da Luz Vermelha

Production Companies

Urano Filmes

Director

Rogério Sganzerla

Description

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.