Movie
Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei
Released: October 15, 1999 (1999)
Runtime: 132 minutes
Genres: History, Drama
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Othon Bastos as Visconde de Feitosa
Age at release: 66
- Antônio Pitanga as Valentim
Age at release: 60
- Michael Byrne as Mr. Carruthers
Age at release: 55
- Richard Durden as Barão de Rosthschild
Age at release: 55
- Paulo Betti as Mauá
Age at release: 47
- Roberto Bomtempo as Visconde do Rio Branco
Age at release: 36
- Murilo Grossi as Ricardo
Age at release: 35
- Malu Mader as May
Age at release: 33
- Rodrigo Penna as D. Pedro II
Age at release: 24
- Elias Mendonça as Pereira
Age at release: Unknown
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- Fernando José as Militar
Age at release: 72
- Cláudio Corrêa e Castro as Visconde do Uruguai
Age at release: 71
- Hélio Ary as Liquidante
Age at release: 69
- Rogério Fróes as Marquês do Paraná
Age at release: 65
- Waldir Onofre as Feitor
Age at release: 65
- Hugo Carvana as Queiroz
Age at release: 62
- Thaís Portinho as Mãe de May
Age at release: 58
- José de Abreu as Juiz
Age at release: 53
- Edwin Luisi as Aurélio
Age at release: 52
- Carlos Gregório as Conde Bonifácio
Age at release: 52
- Denise Weinberg as Esposa de Queiroz
Age at release: 43
- Miguel Lunardi as Advogado
Age at release: 38
- Ernani Moraes as Batista
Age at release: 32