The Amulet of Ogum

1974 film

The Amulet of Ogum

Film poster

Directed by| Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Written by| Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Francisco Santos
Produced by| Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Starring| Ney Santanna
Cinematography| Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Edited by| Severino Dadá

Release date

* 1974 (1974)

Running time

| 112 minutes
Country| Brazil
Language| Portuguese

The Amulet of Ogum (Portuguese: O Amuleto de Ogum) is a 1974 Brazilian drama film directed and co-written by Nelson Pereira dos Santos. It was entered into the 1975 Cannes Film Festival.[1] It was also selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 48th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]

## Cast

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* Ney Santanna as Gabriel
* Anecy Rocha as Eneida, Gabriel's Fiancée
* Joffre Soares as Severiano
* Maria Ribeiro as Maria
* Emmanuel Cavalcanti
* Jards Macalé as Firmino
* Erley José
* Francisco Santos
* José Marinho
* Antônio Carlos de Souza Pereira
* Ilya São Paulo

## Release

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The Amulet of Ogum was distributed in the United States in February 1987 with a 117-minute running time.[3]

## See also

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* List of submissions to the 48th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Brazilian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

## References

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1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Amulet of Ogum". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
2. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
3. ^ Klain, Jane, ed. (1989). International Motion Picture Almanac for 1989 (60 ed.). Quigley Publishing Company, Inc. p. 409\. ISBN 0-900610-40-9.

## External links

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* The Amulet of Ogum at IMDb

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Films directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos

* Rio 40 Graus (1955)
* Rio Zona Norte (1957)
* Mandacaru Vermelho (1961)
* El justicero (1963)
* Barren Lives (1963)
* The Golden Mouth (1963)
* Hunger for Love (1968)
* The Alienist (1970)
* How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman (1971)
* Quem é Beta? (1972)
* The Amulet of Ogum (1974)
* Tenda dos Milagres (1973)
* The Highway of Life  (1983)
* Memoirs of Prison (1984)
* Jubiabá (1986)
* The Third Bank of the River (1994)
* Raízes do Brasil (2003)
* Brasília 18% (2006)
* The Music According to Antonio Carlos Jobim (2012)
* A Luz do Tom (2013)

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Gramado Film Festival Best Picture Award

1973 — 1989|

* Toda Nudez Será Castigada (1973)
* Vai Trabalhar, Vagabundo! (1974)
* O Amuleto de Ogum (1975)
* O Predileto (1976)
* À Flor da Pele (1977)
* Doramundo (1978)
* Raoni (1979)
* Gaijin – Os Caminhos da Liberdade (1980)
* Cabaret Mineiro (1981)
* Pra Frente, Brasil (1982)
* Sargento Getúlio (1983)
* O Baiano Fantasma (1984)
* A Marvada Carne (1985)
* O Homem da Capa Preta (1986)
* Anjos do Arrabalde (1987)
* A Dama do Cine Shangai (1988)
* Festa (1989)

1990 — 2009|

* Stelinha (1990)
* Não Quero Falar sobre Isto agora (1991)
* Técnicas de duelo: Una cuestión de honor (1992)
* Um Lugar no Mundo (1993)
* Fresa y chocolate (1994)
* Amnesia (1995)
* Quem Matou Pixote? (1996)
* For All - O Trampolim da Vitória (1997)
* Pizza, Birra, Faso (1998)
* À Sombra dos Abutres (1999)
* Pantaleón y las Visitadoras (2000)
* Memórias Póstumas (2001)
* Durval Discos (2002)
* De Passagem (2003)
* Vida de Menina (2004)
* Gaijin - Ama-me como Sou (2005)
* Serras da Desordem / Anjos do Sol (2006)
* Castelar e Nelson Dantas no País dos Generais (2007)
* Nome Próprio (2008)
* Corumbiara (2009)

2010 — present|

* Bróder (2010)
* Uma Longa Viagem (2011)
* Colegas (2012)
* Tatuagem (2013)
* A Estrada 47 (2014)
* Ausência (2015)
* Barata Ribeiro, 716 (2016)
* Just Like Our Parents (2017)
* Ferrugem (2018)
* Pacarrete (2019)
* King Kong en Asunción (2020)
* Carro Rei (2021)
* Noites Alienígenas (2022)

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Brazilian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

1960—1999|

* Death Commands Brigandage (1960)
* Keeper of Promises (1962)
* Black God, White Devil (1964)
* São Paulo Incorporated (1965)
* Case of the Naves Brothers (1967)
* The Amorous Ones (1968)
* Antonio das Mortes (1969)
* Mortal Sin (1970)
* Pra Quem Fica, Tchau (1971)
* How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman (1972)
* John, the Knife and the River (1973)
* The Scarecrow's Night (1974)
* Ogum's Amulet (1975)
* Xica (1976)
* Tent of Miracles (1977)
* The Lyre of Delight (1978)
* Bye Bye Brazil (1979)
* Pixote (1980)
* Memoirs of Prison (1984)
* Hour of the Star (1986)
* Subway to the Stars (1987)
* The Story of Fausta (1988)
* Better Days Ahead (1989)
* Exposure (1991)
* O Quatrilho (1995)
* Tieta of Agreste (1996)
* Four Days in September (1997)
* Central Station (1998)
* Orfeu (1999)

2000—present|

* Me, You, Them (2000)
* Behind the Sun (2001)
* City of God (2002)
* Carandiru (2003)
* Olga (2004)
* Two Sons of Francisco (2005)
* Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures (2006)
* The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (2007)
* Last Stop 174 (2008)
* Time of Fear (2009)
* Lula, Son of Brazil (2010)
* Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2011)
* The Clown (2012)
* Neighboring Sounds (2013)
* The Way He Looks (2014)
* The Second Mother (2015)
* Little Secret (2016)
* Bingo: The King of the Mornings (2017)
* The Great Mystical Circus (2018)
* The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão (2019)
* Babenco: Tell Me When I Die (2020)
* Private Desert (2021)
* Mars One (2022)
* Pictures of Ghosts (2023)
* I'm Still Here (2024)

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