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The Killers (1980) [N/A]

Featuring:
Mário Viegas, Lia Gama, Luís Lello

Written by:
José Fonseca e Costa
Sérgio Godinho
Tabajara Ruas

Directed by:
José Fonseca e Costa


Release Date:
January 1, 1980

Original Title:
Kilas, O Mau da Fita

Alternate Titles:
Quilas, the Bad of the Picture

Genres:
Crime | Drama

Production Companies:
Filmform
Penta Film

Production Countries:
Brazil | Portugal

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 124

Overview from TheMovieDB

"Kilas" (a Portuguese misrepresentation of the English word "killers") is the nickname of a petty con-man who gets involved with a deadly ring of spies.

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Overview from Open Movies

Kilas is a pimp who lives happy with Pepsi-Rita, fading sex variety starlet, and both lives at the expense of his God-mother. Kilas is the elader of a small gang of tough guys, and the police is too busy to care. A mysterious Major - eventually from the secret police - approaches Kilas in order that his gang will set up a discreet vigilance on the house of a notorious anti-fascist person. Kilas is only happy to oblige, as he is being paid for the guys' work - until the contract is upped to place a bomb in the house. Now, that's too much even for a low pimp like Kilas! But - meanwhile he has a love dispute to settle with that house's owner; and that is a real psychological conflict that Kilas would wish not to have...

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Rankings and Honors

The Killers (1980) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.6/10

Performers

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Production

Assistant Director:
Jorge Marecos Duarte

Cinematography:
Mário Barroso
António Escudeiro

Director:
José Fonseca e Costa

Executive Producer:
Marcílio Krieger

Original Music Composer:
Sérgio Godinho

Writer:
José Fonseca e Costa
Sérgio Godinho
Tabajara Ruas

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