Sergeant Getulio

Sergeant Getulio (Portuguese: Sargento Getúlio) is a 1983 Brazilian drama film directed by Hermanno Penna. It was shot in Rio de Janeiro's neighborhood São Cristóvão and Laranjeiras, as well as in Sergipe's municipalities Nossa Senhora da Glória, Aracaju, Barra dos Coqueiros, and Poço Redondo.^[1]

Sergeant Getulio
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Hermanno Penna
Written by	Flávio Porto Hermanno Penna
Based on	Sargento Getúlio by João Ubaldo Ribeiro
Produced by	Carlos Augusto Oliveir Walter Carvalho Correa Christiano André Magini Hermanno Penna
Starring	Lima Duarte
Cinematography	Walter Carvalho
Edited by	Láercio Silva
Music by	José Luiz Penna Mauro Giorgetti
Production company	Blimp Film
Distributed by	Embrafilme
Release date	29 May 1983 (1983-05-29)[1]
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese

Cast

• Lima Duarte as Getúlio
• Orlando Vieira as Amaro
• Luiz A. Barreto
• Fernando Bezerra
• Amaral Cavalcante
• Márcia de Lima
• Ethel de Souza
• Marieta Fontes
• Antonio Leite
• Antônio Lima
• Inez Maciel

Reception

At the 1983 Gramado Film Festival, it won the Best Film Award, while Duarte and Vieira won the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor respectively.^[2] Duarte also won the Best Actor Award at the 5th Havana Film Festival.^[3] Sargento Getúlio was nominated for Best Film Award at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival.^[4]