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Assault on the Pay Train
“The film people have been waiting for: the violent story of the most audacious assault ever done in Brazil”
8.0 / 10• 1962• 1h 42m•NR• Portuguese
CrimeDrama
Storyline
Based on 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.
Cast & Crew
Eliezer Gomes
Tião Medonho
Lead
Reginaldo Faria
Grilo Peru
Jorge Dória
Delegado
Átila Iório
Tonho
Grande Otelo
Cachaça
Ruth de Souza
Judith
Luiza Maranhão
Zulmira
Helena Ignez
Marta
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Roberto Farias's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Assault on the Pay Train is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
