Screenplay: Maurice Capovila

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Maurice Capovila. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


The Night of the Scarecrow

1974 · Movie · 92 min. · Brazil

Direction Sérgio Ricardo

Cast Geraldo Azevedo · Fátima Batista · Ana Lúcia Castro · Emmanuel Cavalcanti

Plot In the miserable Northeastern Brazil, a ruthless land Baron wants to throw a poor farming couple out of their property.

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The Prophet of Hunger

1970 · Movie · 93 min. · Brazil

Direction Maurice Capovila

Cast José Mojica Marins · Maurício do Valle · Julia Miranda · Sérgio Hingst

Plot The story of a fakir who works in a decadent circus. He and his colleagues do weirder numbers each day to attract audience, and warrant their survival. The numbers resemble...

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Bebel, Garota Propaganda

1968 · Movie · 103 min. · Brazil

Direction Maurice Capovila

Cast Rossana Ghessa · John Herbert · Geraldo Del Rey · Paulo José

Plot Poor and beautiful girl is hired by a sales promoter to advertise a new brand of soap. The success is immediate, but the need for a new face hinders her...

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