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Assault on the Pay Train

Assault on the Pay Train (1962)★ 7.8/10

BR · 102 min · June 28, 1962

  • Crime
  • Drama

Directed by: Roberto Farias

Written by: Alinor Azevedo, Luiz Carlos Barreto, Roberto Farias

Film about the true events in Rio de Janeiro, in 1960, when a gang having the infamous outlaw Tião Medonho as a leader performed a sensational railroad hold-up on a train carrying a small fortune.

Directed by

Roberto Farias

Written by

Alinor AzevedoLuiz Carlos BarretoRoberto Farias

Cast & crew

Eliezer GomesTião MedonhoReginaldo FariaGrilo PeruJorge DóriaDelegadoÁtila IórioTonhoRuth de SouzaJudithHelena IgnezMartaLuiza MaranhãoZulmiraDirce MigliaccioEdgar's WifeMiguel RosenbergEdgarGrande OteloCachaçaClementino KeléLinoOswaldo LouzadaMiguel's tenantMiguel AngeloMiguelAntônio PereiraMozael SilveiraReporterWilson GreySuspectBilly DavisChica XavierLino's wifeNelson DantasPriestArnaldo MontelDoctorJorge CoutinhoBonifácio, Tião's brotherPaulo CopacabanaKleber DrableComprador de automóvelRicardo LunaMilton LealAlmeidinhaJorge AbicalilTV reporterMário BatistaWaldemar RégisNascimento GomesLícia MagnaJecy GonzalezRegina MariaBirgita WestmanJosé LopesÁlvaro AguiarChief of Police Dept (uncredited)Dóris Carvalho (uncredited)Carlos Cristiano (uncredited)Joel da RosaVendedor de automóveis (uncredited)Cosme dos SantosTião Medonho's younger son (uncredited)FregolenteRuy, Edgar's Uncle (uncredited)Gracinda FreireMiguel's tenant's wife (uncredited)Mário Lago (uncredited)Dib LutfiTV cameraman (uncredited)Vera Lúcia (uncredited)Procópio Mariano (uncredited)Paulo Rodrigues (uncredited)Karen Wanzer (uncredited)