Overview
When Cunda, a man living deep in the Brazilian rainforest, is bitten by a snake, he has a hallucination of four chimpanzees. Once he recovers, he is shocked to find the four chimpanzees waiting for him at home, and, believing them to be special, decides to take them to the city in order to sell them.
Fun facts
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Setting
Set in Brazil
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Music
Music by Robert O. Ragland
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Éric RochatScreenplay
- Jacques ZibiNovel
- Original title
- O Quinto Macaco
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 5, 1990
- Original language
- Portuguese
- Countries
- Brazil, United States of America
Production
Cast
Ben KingsleyCunda
Vera FischerMrs. Watts
Katia BronsteinMrs. Tramp
Tania BoscoliWidow
Milton GonçalvesJudge
Carlos KroeberMr. Garcia- Chico ExpeditoMiner
Paulo ViníciusMário
Enrique DíazMiner- Lourival FelixMan 1
- Luiz Octávio MoraesMan 2
André BarrosMan 3
Romeu EvaristoMan 4- Antonio AmeijeirasFirst Man
Tonico PereiraSecond Man
Mika LinsOctavia
Paulo GorgulhoCommanch
Procópio MarianoButler
Catalina BonakieOld Lady at Dinner- Ariel CoelhoPastor
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