The Welles Raft (A Jangada de Welles)

A documentary about Orson Welles days in Brazil in 1942.

Overview

The raft man Manuel Jacaré was swallowed by the sea when Orson Welles was filming It's All True in 1942. The fact evokes memories of the dictatorship of the Estado Novo, of World War II, of Ceará fishermen's struggle for labor rights and housing in their traditional space - target of real estate speculation.

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Cast

Orson Welles

Himself (Archive Footage)

Helena Ignez

Herself

Grande Otelo

Himself (Archive Footage)

Richard Wilson

Himself (Archive Footage)

Catherine L. Benamou

Herself (Archive Footage)