1999
7.6 (9 votes)
2h 12m
Genres
History
Drama
Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei
Overview
A movie about a Brazilian entrepreneur who rivalled American's richest man at his time, well-known Rockfeller. Irineu Evangelista de Souza in 1867 had $155.000 contos de reis, meanwhile the Brazilian Governement annual budget was 97.000 contos de reis. The movie shows his life from poverty to riches and back to poverty again, as is common in Brazil, rich people die poor.
Key Crew
Director of Photography: Antonio Luiz Mendes
Producer: Joaquim Vaz de Carvalho
Screenplay: Paulo Halm, Joaquim Vaz de Carvalho, Sérgio Rezende
Director: Sérgio Rezende
